(CNN) -- The surviving members of The Doors don't have many kind words for the recent pardon of legendary singer Jim Morrison by Florida authorities. Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist helped pave the way for the pardon earlier this month, clearing Morrison from a 40-year-old indecent exposure arrest and conviction. But Morrison's old bandmates, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby Krieger, said the gesture was too little too late. "We don't feel Jim needs to be pardoned for anything," The Doors members said in a statement Wednesday. "The charges against him were largely an opportunity for grandstanding by ambitious politicians -- not to mention an affront to free speech and a massive waste of time and taxpayer dollars."
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Morrison was accused of shouting obscenities at a crowd and exposing himself
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He was pardoned in early December
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Florida Gov. Charlie Christ helped to get the pardon for Morrison
Doors fans have long appealed for an official pardon for "The @placeholder," petitioning previous Florida governors without success.