The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger is mourning the death of his wife, Lynn Ann Veres, ahead of what would have been their 54th wedding anniversary.
In a brief statement shared on the Doors’ Instagram page on Nov. 3, Krieger, 80, revealed Veres died "peacefully” on Oct. 29 at age 79. The post also included a throwback photo of Veres wearing a black turtleneck as she poses beside a car.
"I am so sorry I can’t share this news in person. After more than 50 years of love and marriage, my wife Lynn Ann Veres passed away peacefully," he wrote.
Krieger added that he and their son, Waylon, 53, "were with her until the end."
"Will miss her so much," he added. "Your thoughts and prayers will be appreciated. Love, Robby K."
Krieger and Veres tied the knot on
Christmas Day in 1972 and welcomed their son in 1973.
Veres is known as the inspiration behind the beloved Doors song "Love Her Madly," for which Krieger wrote the music and lyrics.
The musician also dedicated his 2021 memoir, "Set the Night on Fire," to her, where he wrote "She’s the only person I’ve ever met who lets me be me. And that’s why I’ll always love her."
Robby Krieger remembers The Doors frontman Jim Morrison
According to The Doors' anthology book "Night Divides the Day," which released in 2025, Krieger discussed the death of lead singer Jim Morrison, who died in 1971 at age 27.
Morrison's official death certificate listed heart failure as the cause of death, though no autopsy was performed.
His death came a year after Morrison was convicted of indecent exposure and profanity in 1970. He later moved to Paris with his longtime girlfriend, Pamela Courson, while awaiting sentencing. The stress prompted him to gain weight and continued to fuel his drug abuse, according to the book.
Krieger said all four members of The Doors had dabbled in the various drugs of the day, but Morrison was the only one who didn't seek an alternative outlet for expanding his mind.
"We were into the Maharishi (Mahesh Yogi, spiritual guru to the Beatles), and he came to Los Angeles and we got Jim to go. He looked at (the Maharishi) from about 10 feet away and just shakes his head and says, 'No, he doesn't got it.' And walked away," he says in the book. "I often wonder what might have been if he'd felt otherwise and given up acid and started meditating like we were doing."
Krieger and drummer John Densmore are the surviving members of the iconic rock band following Ray Manzarek's death in 2013 at age 74.
Krieger and Densmore continue to perform live, most recently at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California, on Oct. 28, where they played the band's 1967 track "People Are Strange."
Contributing: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
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