There were the phone calls and Elvis had asked me to visit…

Elvis was sincere, and he was - he was so loyal. And he was so homespun. He loved his mother, he loved America. You…

— Linda Thompson

I can guarantee you one thing, we will never agree on anything as we agreed on Elvis.

— Lester Bangs

Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and…

— Peter Tork

“If you threw Elvis and a scarecrow in a blender, topped the whole thing off with Seagram's 7 and pressed dice, you would make…

— Andrea Portes

Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank Williams. If…

— John Mellencamp

Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said, "It makes…

— Cass McCombs

Elvis a fight the dying light, Johnny Ray he's always crying.

— Billy Idol

Elvis was the firstest with the mostest.

— Roy Orbison

Elvis' early music has drama because as he sang he was escaping limits.

— Greil Marcus

I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent.

— Robin Trower

When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.

— Robin Trower

Elvis [Presley] had a stepstool, if you will, to success because he came from the dominant culture. They identified with him. Michael Jackson had…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Elvis helps Santa Clause make toys.

— Honey Boo Boo Child

It was very nerve-wracking for me. I had to be drunk and have a threesome. I'm not that guy. Bobby Cannavale is that guy.…

— Ray Romano

“His body walks out onto the darkened stage , and a roar goes up from the crowd. He stands in front of the mic,…

— Joseph Garraty