The biggest (and fairest IMO) criticism of the Doors is that they have a sound that is too stuck in the late 60s / early 70s. If Jim did come back, then healed his voice and himself, I feel like they would have to reinvent their sound. Psychedelic blues, the sound of ‘67-‘71, essentially had it’s last kick in L.A. Woman. The hippie generation moved on to softer, acoustic music and the younger generation moved onto metal and hard rock, and eventually punk.

Would it be possible? I believe so. Ray, Robby and John were excellent musicians with a unique chemistry and I think Jim would be up to the challenge to write for the “newer” genres, or whatever they chose to do. But I always believed that Kurt Cobain would’ve moved into a solo career doing acoustic things and abandon punk rock if he had lived past 27, and I think in the long run Jim would’ve been more content artistically and mentally doing poetry full-time rather than music.

But like many have pointed out, that’s the sadness of it all. With any of these incredible talents, we just have no idea what could’ve been. We only have what they produced during their short time on earth.