Elvis Presley Quotes

• I’ve been getting some bad publicity – but you got to expect that.

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• I’m so nervous. I’ve always been nervous, ever since I was a kid.

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• I was an overnight sensation.

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• I think I have something tonight that’s not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes.

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• I like entertaining people. I really miss it.

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• The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck.

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• It’s human nature to gripe, but I’m going ahead and doing the best I can.

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• I’ll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I’ll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don’t think those things are right for me.

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• I don’t do any vulgar movements.

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• There are too many people that depend on me. I’m too obligated. I’m in too far to get out.

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• I’m strictly for Stevenson. I don’t dig the intellectual bit, but I’m telling you, man, he knows the most.

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• I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play.

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• After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake.

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• 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.

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• When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.

   

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• People ask me where I got my singing style. I didn’t copy my style from anybody.

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• I’m trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It’s so easy to get turned.

   

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• I never expected to be anybody important.

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• 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.

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• Whatever I will become will be what God has chosen for me.

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Elvis Presley (73)

Birth:	8th January, 1935
Death:	16th August, 1977
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Singer

About

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. He was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King". He soon began touring and recording, trying to catch his first big break. "That's All Right" was Presley's first single in 1954. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the USA. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender. In 1973, he was featured in the first globally broadcast concert via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii. He won three Grammys, also receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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