The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Year's Eve show for him in 1970.
I was obsessed with Elvis Presley when I was little.
I had an opportunity to meet Elvis, only once. It was at the MGM Grand. It was certainly not at the height of his career. No, it wasn't at the height of his career, but it was still a thrill to see him and meet him anyway. You know?
Without Elvis none of us could have made it.
Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.
I'm a big fan of Elvis, man. I got 'Heartbreak Hotel' tattooed on my chest.
When Elvis sang, it almost sounded like he was whispering. But after you heard the record, his voice was the strongest thing you ever heard. He was incredible.
Elvis was the firstest with the mostest.
Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.
I've been a fan of Elvis since I was 11, so for me, it was a real thrill to make an album of all my favorite Elvis songs.
Elvis may have been my first hero, but you couldn't relate to him.
I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.
Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies.
Elvis was a sweet darling, shy fellow, but he was really boring.
I was definitely a big Run-DMC fan.
Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta ways.
I made up my mind that I was going to be just like Elvis. It never occurred to me that Elvis was a man. I just wanted to be him. He had a huge impact on me, right down to that black leather jumpsuit he wore on the '68 Comeback Special.
When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.
I was an Elvis freak. That's all I listened to growing up.
My dream collaboration would be Elvis.
One seldom expects the country's president to adequately note the passing of a rocker, but Jimmy Carter's assessment of Elvis Presley's appeal - 'energy, rebelliousness and good humor' - is remarkably close to the mark.
A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records. Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.
I feel like Elvis. Only alive.
Larry Geller’s Leaves of Elvis’ Garden is by far the best book I have ever read about Elvis. It is emotional, revealing and spiritual, and offers the most amazing insight into the king. I highly recommend this dynamic book.
And I just remember, you know, breaking into tears and feeling so empty because, as long as Elvis was in the world, you always knew something was going and he always had something that kept everybody mesmerized.
