The Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dead At 74

ROSENHEIM, Germany (AP) - Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. He had been stricken by bile duct cancer.

Manzarek founded The Doors after meeting then-poet Jim Morrison in California. The band went on to become one of the most successful rock 'n' roll acts to emerge from the 1960s and continues to resonate with fans decades after Morrison's death brought the band to an end.

CBS13 interviewed Manzarek in 2012. He said at the time, "Time flies when you're having fun, when you're living life."

Watch clips of the interview with Manzarek at his Northern California home.

Interview With Ray Manzarek - Part 1

Interview With Ray Manzarek - Part 2

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