From which author's book did The Doors take their name?

The Doors took their name from Aldous Huxley’s book The Doors of Perception.

Published in 1954, Huxley’s book describes his experiences with mescaline and reflects on perception, consciousness, art, and spirituality. Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek were familiar with the title and used it when naming their new band in 1965.

The story reaches further back: Huxley’s title comes from a line by English poet and artist William Blake in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Blake wrote about the “doors of perception” being cleansed so that reality could be seen more fully. Thus, the band’s name is linked to both Huxley and Blake, although Huxley’s book is the direct source.

The Doors’ name is sometimes mistakenly attributed directly to Blake. That is understandable because Huxley borrowed Blake’s phrase, but the quiz answer is Huxley: his 1954 book supplied the immediate inspiration for the band’s name.