Jim Morrison: UCLA Film Student with a Reported IQ of 149

As lead singer of the Doors, Jim Morrison built a lasting legacy through his poetry and charisma. He completed an undergraduate degree at UCLA's film school, and while attending George Washington High School he reportedly tested with an IQ of 149. The Doors formed in Los Angeles in 1965, and Morrison's lyrical experiments and philosophical imagery set the band apart.

Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore supplied the musical foundation while Morrison pushed their work into new territory; songs such as 'The End,' 'Riders on the Storm,' 'The Crystal Ship,' and 'Break on Through' reflect his taste for metaphor and myth over conventional hooks.

An IQ of 149 placed him well above average—100 is typical, scores over 130 are often labeled "gifted," and more than 140 is considered exceptional. He was an avid reader who named Nietzsche, Rimbaud, Kerouac, and Blake among his influences and pursued literature, philosophy, film, and poetry with notable curiosity.

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