Robby Krieger

Robby Krieger is, to me, the thinking person's guitar hero. He wrote or co-wrote a stunning share of the Doors' catalog, including Light My Fire, which is remarkable for a guitarist rather than the frontman. His flamenco background bleeds into everything, giving his lines that fluid, slithering quality you cannot mistake for anyone else. I admire that he served the song rather than chasing flash, weaving around Morrison's vocals instead of fighting them. And the fact that he is still playing into his late seventies seals it. I have a real soft spot for lifelong musicians who treat the instrument as a craft, not a costume.

Name (English)

Robby Krieger

Name (Japanese)

ロビー・クリーガー

Reading

ろびー・くりーがー

Born

January 8, 1946 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

guitarist / composer / songwriter / singer-songwriter / musician

High school

University High School

University

University High School

• Official sitehttp://www.robbykrieger.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby%20Krieger
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311900

Tags

• California
• guitarist
• composer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.