Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer, musician and actor. He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King".
Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing "black" and "white" sounds, made him popular—and controversial—as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. He recorded songs in the rock and roll genre, with tracks like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" later embodying the style. Presley had a versatile voice and had unusually wide success encompassing other genres, including gospel, blues, ballads and pop. To date, he is the only performer to have been inducted into four music halls of fame.
In the 1960s, Presley made the majority of his thirty-three movies—mainly poorly reviewed musicals. In 1968, he returned to live music in a television special and thereafter performed across the U.S., notably in Las Vegas. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in the history of popular music. Health problems plagued Presley in later life which, coupled with a punishing tour schedule and addiction to prescription medication, led to his premature death at age 42.
“Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind”
“Where could I go but to the Lord?”
“Be ye innocent as doves yet wise as serphants" new testament quoted by Elvis Presley and applied to karate”
“Until we meet again, may God bless you as he has blessed me.”
“Don't criticize that man unless you have walked in his shoes.”
“I've come too far, and I don't know how to get back.”
“TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS...guess Elvis use to say it alot and had necklaces made with initials TCB”
“Man, I really like Vegas.”
“I don't do any vulgar movements.”
“I'd rather go on hearing your lies, than to go on living without you.”
“When things go wrong, don't go with them.”
“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”
“Sad thing is, you can still love someone and be wrong for them.”
“THANK YA THANK YA VERY MUCH”
“If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck.”
“When things go bad, don't go with them.”
“Your kisses lift me higher...like the sweet song of a choir. You light my morning sky, with burning love.”
“The image is one thing and the human being is another. It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way.”
“Values are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave 'em all over everything you do”
“Fingerprints are like values--you leave them all over everything you do”
“Do something worth remembering.”
“I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to. ”
“Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine”
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away.”
“Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess.”
“Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them.”