Mick Jagger had a complex view of Elvis, admiring his early work but later criticizing his Vegas years, calling it "sick" to be singing to "housewives and old ladies" in his 30s and expressing a fear of becoming like him, while also acknowledging Elvis as a unique artist who pioneered studio techniques. He admired Elvis's blues/rockabilly era and saw him as an inspiration for his own stage presence but grew disappointed with Elvis's later career choices, contrasting it with his own desire to avoid that fate.
Mick Jagger on Elvis Presley (1974) "I never really liked him. Presley hasn't got anyone to tell him what to do and really that's what he needs more than anything else. His trouble is that it was always a question of making money.
David Bowie described Elvis Presley as “a major hero of mine” and said he was “absolutely mesmerised” when he realized they were both born on January 8.
TIL, Elvis Presley wanted to record ``I Will Always Love You''. Dolly Parton was interested until Presley's manager told her that she needed to sign over half of the publishing rights to the song. She refused. This decision helped her make millions of dollars in royalties from the song.
Elvis announced to the crowd that Roy Orbison was “quite simply, the greatest singer in the world.” The remark was probably born more in his admiration for Roy than reality.
Frank Sinatra, who we considered the best singer of all time, said that he believed Tony Bennett was the best singer in the entertainment business. You can't get a higher accolade or commendation than that …from Frank Sinatra.
Elvis Presley held Roy Orbison is very high regard, publicly stating that Roy had '…the most perfect voice' and referring to him as '…the greatest singer in the world' during one of his Vegas concerts.
Johnny Harris The Man Who Turned Elvis Down Twice.
“Usually you pass it all in two or three days, but at the autopsy we found stool in his colon which had been there for five months or more because of the poor motility of the bowel.”
Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe apparently had a clandestine affair. Tons of tabloids and biographers have claimed that the two icons engaged in a secret romantic relationship in their time. According to these accounts, it was an on-and-off thing that continued sporadically over the years.
“Freddie was very fond of Elvis.” Mercury said he even styled his vocals on the song to sound like The King Of Rock'n'Roll.
"There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man." - Frank Sinatra, 1977.
He wasn't my cup of tea. No; I wasn't his cup of tea." "David and I were not the best of friends towards the end" Elton said, admitting that he thought David believed he was "above" the 'Your Song' icon. Sadly, the pair never buried the hatchet before Bowie lost his battle with cancer in 2016.
I can even remember what I was wearing: a red knit 70s jumpsuit ...' 'And in walks this guy, and he was soooo beautiful, that it just took my breath away, everybody's breath away. And he walked up to me, and he tussled my hair, and he said 'you look like a chicken that's just been hatched'.
The Queen avoided personally giving Sir Mick Jagger his knighthood because she thought he was an inappropriate candidate for honour, it has been claimed. The 86 year-old monarch is said to have not had "the stomach" to present the Rolling Stone's frontman in 2003 on account of his anti-establishment views.
According to Bob Harris, who interviewed Lennon in 1975, Lennon thought Presley was a “right-wing southern bigot” and was shocked by his personality. Lennon also publicly criticized Presley's newer work.
He never thought he had a problem because he was taking "prescription drugs". Lab reports indicated that 14 drugs were found in Presley's blood at the time of his death, including "near toxic levels" of codeine, morphine, Placidyl and other prescription drugs.
After that, he was on his own. Elvis was given 1 option as an adult in the 70s-a colostomy bag to which he said hell no to.
It was so indulgent it became part of his public image—decadent, Southern, over-the-top. But his last meal was quiet. A bowl of ice cream. Some cookies.
Elvis wasn't just a copycat but a thief. I just didn't object to it. I just felt that the music just it wasn't that good to care about.
“Elvis loved 'I Will Always Love You,' and he wanted to record it,” Parton recalled in a 2006 interview with CMT. “I got the word that he was going to record it, and I was so excited. I told everybody I knew, 'Elvis is going to record my song. You're not going to believe who's recording my song!'”
At first he couldn't help it, as he identified as a singer who had to wiggle his hips and legs as he sang, and it just happened. But then the screaming audience of women clarified for him that they wanted Elvis to do those moves consistently, to the point of passing women out with excitement.
Whatever else he was, Elvis was a chronic pain patient. 1,2 He suffered for years from debilitating stomach pain resulting from Crohn's disease. He was prescribed chronic steroids for this inflammatory disease, and this was the only treatment that offered him some relief.
Elton John once said, There are only two things I know about Canada: hockey and Anne Murray." In a recent interview, Linda Thompson, a friend of the late Elvis Presley said, "Anne Murray was the King's favorite female singer and he used to listen to 'Snowbird' more than any other song.