The Libertines have bought the bathtub that Jim Morrison died in for Margate hotel The Albion Rooms
nme.comThe Libertines have revealed that they’ve bought the bathtub that Jim Morrison died in for their Margate hotel, The Albion Rooms.The band released their fourth album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ last Friday (April 5), marking their first full-length record in almost a decade.
It is currently on course to hit Number One in the UK.During a new interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, Pete Doherty and Carl Barât talked about achieving their “dream” of opening their own Libertines hotel and studio space in 2020.“We’ve also got the bathtub that Jim Morrison died in, which we’re going to be putting in one of the rooms,” Doherty explained at one point in the chat.The frontman of The Doors passed away in Paris in 1971 aged 27.
He was found dead in the bathtub of the apartment he was staying in, with the official cause of death being ruled as heart failure.
Due to French law, however, no autopsy was carried out as no foul play was suspected at the time.Doherty continued: “There’s a fellow who my wife’s cousin knows, and his cousin was basically the landlord.
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