The Doors Legend Has Had Enough

04/26/2011
. (Gibson) Add John Densmore to the list of '60s drummers who have called it quits on autographs. The Doors drummer has apparently had enough of having his meals interrupted in restaurants and posted on his website, "The last several years I have been so flooded with requests that it is interfering with my personal life, and I am going to have to stop. 

"Fans (or opportunists from ebay) track me when I land at any airport, follow me into the bathroom, and hang around my hotel, looking for my John Henry (autograph). It is unfortunate, but I have to draw the line.

In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr called it quits on fan mail and autographs, citing the sheer volume that he was receiving on a daily basis. more on this story

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