>> [Music: The Doors "Soul Kitchen"]

>> Jim Morrison: Are you hungry?

>> Howard Smith: Why do you ask that?

>> Jim Morrison: Well, maybe we could order out for some sandwiches or something.

Chicken delight or something.

>> [Music: "Soul Kitchen" continues]

>> Jim Morrison: You're not hungry? How about you: are you hungry?

Oh, it's lunchtime. Did you have breakfast this morning?

>> Howard Smith: Yeah.

>> Jim Morrison: You did. What'd you have?

>> Howard Smith: Oh, little things like chocolate cake and tea here.

>> Jim Morrison: Is that all you had?

>> Howard Smith: That's all I want.

>> Jim Morrison: You should eat more, Howard.

>> Howard Smith: You put on a lot of weight. Are you eating a lot?

>> Jim Morrison: Well, um... You know that's something that really bothers me.

What's wrong with being fat? That's what I want to know. Why is there such...

>> Howard Smith: I didn't say there's anything wrong with it.

>> Jim Morrison: Why is it so onerous to be fat?

Um...

I don't see anything wrong with fat.

You know? I mean, I remember when I used to weigh

185 pounds, and I'm the same height.

I was the same height that I am now and I weighed 185 pounds

and I was going to college. And I had this food ticket at the cafeteria.

And the cafeteria food is mainly all based on starch.

You know it's cheap food, right?

And so I don't know what it was, but in order... I don't know, I just felt like

I was...

If you missed your meal you just, you know... I just figured: "Well I was getting screwed,

right?" If I missed a meal I blew it.

[Music: The Doors "Who Do You Love"]

So I'd get up at 6:30 every morning just to make breakfast, right?

Eggs and grits and sausages and toast

and milk.

Then I'd go do a few classes.

And I'd make it in there for lunch.

>> [Music: "Who Do You Love" continues]

>> Jim Morrison: Mashed potatoes.

Every now and then they'd put a little piece of meat in something, you know?

Then I'd go to a few more classes. And then I'd go to dinner and it was more mashed

potatoes.

>> [Music: "Who Do You Love" continues]

>> Jim Morrison: And so about three months later I was 185 pounds.

And you know what? I felt so great.

I felt like a tank, you know.

I felt like a large mammal. A big beast.

When I'd move through the corridors or across the lawn, I just feel like I could knock anybody

out of my way, you know.

I was solid, man.

It's terrible to be thin and wispy, because, you know,

you could get knocked over by a strong wind or something.

Fat is beautiful.

[Music: "Who Do You Love" continues]

>> Howard Smith: How much do you weigh now?

>> Jim Morrison: I don't know to tell you the truth. I'd guess somewhere in the neighborhood

of about 150.

>> Howard Smith: Really?

>> Jim Morrison: You want to compare biceps? (Laughs)

You want a dead arm wrestling match, Howard? Are you ready? Are you in shape?

>> Howard Smith: All right. Yeah.

>> Jim Morrison: We'll wait until the interview's over.

>> Howard Smith: (Laughs)

>> [Music: Joe Jones "Light my Fire (Doors cover)"]