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John Densmore

Aug 11, 202043 minEp. 3
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Episode description

As drummer for the legendary Doors John Densmore was in the center of the 'Summer of Love,' the Vietnam era, Civil Rights and much more. In this fascinating interview, Densmore shares his favorite Dylan protest songs and much more, including how  "With God On Our Side" kept him out of Vietnam. 

"I was draft age and I could feel the draft , let me tell you. And I was listening to this song over and over and it gave me the courage to go down to the draft board and act crazy. And I got a 1Y. Then the protest movement, thank god, monkey wrenched the whole system, So much so , 1Y means they look up in a year, and that's really important. We, the people, stopped the Vietnam War. This song did that for me." 

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