Elvis Presley (1935-1977)

Quotes

• Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, and when you have it, you have it all over.

• I don't sound like nobody.

• I sing all kinds.

• I don't like being called Elvis The Pelvis. That's gotta be one of the most childish expressions I've ever heard coming from an adult.

• 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.

• 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.

• The image is one thing and the human being is another, it's very hard to live up to an image.

• I've never gotten over what they call stagefright. I go through it every show. I'm pretty concerned, I'm pretty much thinking about the show. I never get completely comfortable with it, and I don't let the people around me get comfortable with it, in that I remind them that it's a new crowd out there, it's a new audience, and they haven't seen us before. So it's got to be like the first time we go on.

• Man, I was tame compared to what they do now, are you kidding ? All that I ever did was just jiggle.

• I want to entertain people. That's my whole life. To my last breath.

• Take care of the fans and they will sure as hell take care of you.

• I wiggle my shoulders, I shake my legs, I walk up and down the stage, I hop around on one foot. But I never bump and grind. Why, that's vulgar. I'd never do anything vulgar before an audience. My mother would never allow it.

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

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

• Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.