Elvis Presley

thumb|The image is one thing and the human being is another... it's very hard to live up to an image. Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Quotes by Elvis Presley thumb|right|The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn't know what all the yelling was about. I didn't realize that my body was moving. It's a natural thing to me. thumb|So to the manager backstage I said, "What'd I do? What'd I do?" And he said, "Whatever it is, go back and do it again." thumb|I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another picture I don't believe in. thumb|Rock and roll is a music, and why should a music contribute to ... juvenile delinquency? If people are going to be juvenile delinquents, they're going to be delinquents if they hear ... Mother Goose rhymes. I like Brando's acting ... and James Dean ... and Richard Widmark. Quite a few of 'em I like. When asked to name his favorite male actors, in "Elvis Exclusive Interview" with Ray Green in Little Rock, Arkansas (16 May 1956), as published in Elvis — Word for Word : What He Said, Exactly As He Said It (1999) Rock and roll is a music, and why should a music contribute to ... juvenile delinquency? If people are going to be juvenile delinquents, they're going to be delinquents if they hear ... Mother Goose rhymes. Pop Chronicles, Show 7 – The All American Boy: Enter Elvis and the rock-a-billies. Part 1, interview recorded 1956. ... I just know that, right now, ... the biggest record selling business there is is rock and roll. Pop Chronicles: Show 55 – Crammer: A lively cram course on the history of rock and some other things, interview recorded 1956. I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another picture I don't believe in. After hearing Walter Earl Brown's If I Can Dream, the song inspired on Martin Luther King Jr. that would close Elvis (1968 TV program) Elvis' comeback show in 1968, and the phrase was remarked to its producer, Steve Binder. It just happened. I like to sing, and well, I just started singing and folks just started listening. I can't tell folks that I worked and learned and studied, and overcame disappointments, because I didn't. Pop Chronicles, Show 7 – The All American Boy: Enter Elvis and the rock-a-billies. Part 1; C. Robert Jennings, "Elvis Lives!", 1968-Feb-18, L.A. Times Magazine, p. M28. I'd like to thank the Jaycees for electing me as one of their outstanding young men. When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed, has come true a hundred times... And these gentlemen over here, these are the type of people who care, they're dedicated, and they realize that it is possible that they might be building the kingdom of heaven, it's not just too far fetched, from reality. I'd like to say that I learned very early in life that "Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain't got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend — without a song." So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you. Acceptance speech for the 1970 Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation Award (16 January 1971), published in Elvis — Word for Word: What He Said, Exactly As He Said It (1999) by Jerry Osborne, p. 188 The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn't know what all the yelling was about. I didn't realize that my body was moving. It's a natural thing to me. So to the manager backstage I said, "What'd I do? What'd I do?" And he said, "Whatever it is, go back and do it again." Interview (March/April 1972), as quoted in The Leading Men of MGM (2006) by Jane Ellen Wayne, p. 406 The image is one thing and the human being is another...it's very hard to live up to an image. Press conference (June 1972),also quoted in Elvis Culture: Fans, Faith, & Image (1999) by Erika Lee Doss, p. 218 Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn't do anything but just jiggle. Press conference (June 1972) as quoted in Elvis — Word for Word: What He Said, Exactly As He Said It (1999), by Jerry Osborne, p. 208 A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business — live concerts. Press conference (5 September 1972), also quoted in Paranoia & Power: Fear & Fame of Entertainment Icons (2007) by Gene N Landrum, p. 60 'To judge a man by his weakest link or deed is like judging the power of the ocean by one wave.' Handwriten message on Elvis' King James -Bible 'There is a season for everything, patience will reward you and reveal all answers to your questions.' 'Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away.' Another handwriten message on Elvis' King James -Bible No proof it was handwritten with this link. What honey? What is that? It's a sign, I can't see it, wait a minute. Oh, thank you darlin', thank you very much. Oh, thank you. The thought is beautiful dear, and I love you for it, but I, I haven't been caught up in this thing and I can't accept this kingship thing because to me there's only one, which is Christ. September 30, 1974. South Bend, IN. Notre Dame Ath Center. I had too much praise, too much flattery and fawning over and I needed to remember who I was, where I came from. One time I called a relative in Tupelo. It was Christmas and they were havin' dinner. I asked, 'What?' and she was kind of quiet, then said, 'Meat loaf.' I was shocked as we'd had the best, you know, turkey, ham, steak, everything. She said that it was near the first and they'd run out of money so they just had meat loaf. It hurt me. and so, I ate meat loaf for about eight months, every night, so I'd remember where I came from and to remind me of how many people were unable to have what I did. It was kind of a penance... originally from the book Blue Star Love by By Maia Chrystine Nartoomid. I'm strictly for [Adlai] Stevenson. I don't dig the intellectual bit, but I'm telling you man, he knows the most. Elvis Presley Was Always Too Busy to Vote for President Song lyrics thumb|Don't be cruel to a heart that's true. Baby, if I made you madFor something I might have said,Please, let's forget the past,The future looks bright ahead.Don't be cruel to a heart that's true.I don't want no other love,Baby it's just you I'm thinking of. Don't Be Cruel, written by Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley (1956) When you looked into my eyes,I stood there like I was hyp-notized.You sent a feeling to my spine,A feeling warm and smooth and fine.But all I could do were stand there paralyzed.When we kissed, ooh what a thrill,You took my hand and, ooh baby, what a chill.I felt like grabbin' you real tight,Squeeze and squeeze with all my might.But all I could do were stand there paralyzed. Paralyzed (Elvis Presley song) Paralyzed, written by Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley (1956) A well I bless my soulWhat's wrong with me?I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree.My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug.I'm in love,I'm all shook up.Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah! All Shook Up, written by Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley (1957) The way she held your hand,The little things you planned.Her memory is with you yet,That's someone you'll never forget. That's Someone You Never Forget, from Pot Luck (Elvis Presley album) Pot Luck, written by Elvis Presley and Red West (1961) Sweetheart we're aloneAnd you are mine.Let's make this night a night to remember.Don't make our love a cold dying ember,For with the dawn, you'll be gone. You'll Be Gone, written by Elvis Presley, Red West and Charlie Hodge (guitarist) Charlie Hodge (1961) Disputed Love me tender, love me sweet, Never let me go. "Love Me Tender (song) Love Me Tender" (1956), the lyrics of this song are credited to Presley and co-writer Vera Matson, but were primarily written by Matson's husband, Ken Darby, who when asked why he credited his wife as co-writer with Presley replied "Because she didn't write it either." Misattributed The only thing black people can do for me is shine my shoes and buy my music. Misattributed in "He wasn't my king" by Helen Kolawole in The Guardian (15 August 2002) apparently citing an unsourced anecdote, that has been debunked in Counterpunch (29 August 2002) which cites an article in Jet magazine (1 August 1957): "Tracing that rumored racial slur to its source was like running a gopher to earth", Jet wrote. Some said Presley had said it in in Boston, which Elvis had never visited. Some said it was on Edward Murrow's on which Elvis had never appeared. Jet sent Louie Robinson to the set of Jailhouse Rock "When asked if he ever made the remark, Mississippi-born Elvis declared: 'I never said anything like that, and people who know me know I wouldn't have said it.''" More on this misattribution at Snopes.com Quotes about Elvis Presley See Quotes about Elvis Presley See also Priscilla Presley Elvis (miniseries), 2005 biopic starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Elvis (film), 2022 musical biopic starring Austin Butler. Jailhouse Rock (1957) External links Tout Elvis Presley Elvis.Com 0000062 Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley ElvisCollector.info "Elvis Presley and the Impulse Towards Transculturation" CRAWDADDY!'' (Spring 2000) Elvis Presley Discography Only Christ is "The King", University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana (11/30/74). Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aZO85MVsPI Category:1935 births Category:1977 deaths Category:Actors from Mississippi Category:American country singers Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:Guitarists from the United States Category:Gospel singers Category:Christians Category:Rock singers Category:Pop music Category:Rockabilly Category:Country music Category:Blues Category:Soul singers Category:Rhythm and blues Category:Former Roman Catholics Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Category:World record holders Category:Twins from the United States