Elvis Presley Rock musician

Gender: Male
Citizenship: United States
Born: Jan 8, 1935
Died: Aug 16, 1977

Elvis Aaron Presley 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".

Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, when he started to work with Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who was to manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number-one hit in the US. He became the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records.

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

I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story. hope

Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.' music

More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me. home

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

From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn't know exactly what. time

Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head. home

Too much TV hurts movies. movies

I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend. business & music

I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry Como does. But the way I'm singing now is what makes the money. money

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

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. time & truth

Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old. movies

I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were. movies

Until we meet again, may God bless you as he has blessed me. God

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to. music

Those movies sure got me into a rut. movies

When I get married, it'll be no secret. marriage

Those people in New York are not gonna change me none. change