Elvis Quotes · Page 4

Elvis shaved his head when he went into the army.

— Beastie Boys

Saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue, followed him up to the gates of Graceland.

— Marc Cohn

Elvis Presley is the king, he's the giant of the day, paved the way.

— The Beach Boys

I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.

— Paul McCartney

Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis. Without Elvis there would be no Beatles.

— John Lennon

A lot of your rock people, even early, like Elvis, have always come from the South.

— Dusty Hill

“Well they’ve been so long on Lonely Street they ain’t ever going to look back.—Elvis Presley”

— Anonymous

The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Year's Eve show for him in 1970.

— Ronnie Milsap

Bruce was famous, but not 'Elvis famous.' He was confident and lighthearted. Comfortable in his own skin. Or so it seemed.

— Linda Thompson

I felt like I kind of got to know [Elvis Presley], and got a little peek inside what was going on there.…

— Cassandra Peterson

Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very…

— Jackie DeShannon

My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first started making appearances around the country.

— Minnie Pearl

Elvis epitomised America, and for that we shall be eternally grateful. There will never be anyone else like him. Let's all rejoice…

— Ronald Reagan

I would love to hang out with Elvis Costello, to see what he's up to because he seems so fascinating to me.

— Patrick Stump

Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of…

— Yasmine Hamdan

As you know, I played a little trumpet with Elvis. I overdub a few drum licks here and there on a session,…

— Ray Stevens

My dad is a big Outlaw country guy - Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Waylon, Willie. He loves Elvis and turned me onto…

— Frankie Ballard

“I continued with my morning runs, avoiding the house on Bethel Street for the first few days. Another encounter with Nick Schwartz…

— Debbie Macomber

To some extent, the idea that rock 'n roll used to have this sort of free antediluvian identity, frolicking in the 1950s…

— Ann Powers

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

— Michael Eric Dyson

One night I saw Jerry Lee, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis for a dollar, if you believe that, in an open-air…

— William Sanderson

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

— Joseph Garraty

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

— Peter Tork

I've seen many great performers on stage, from Dean Martin to Celine Dion, but nothing beats the first time I saw Elvis.…

— Engelbert Humperdinck

I had Elvis' number in my book and I never called it.

— Mac Davis

Almost no one sings like Elvis Presley any more.

— Sonny Bono

My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry.

— Jerry Lee Lewis

“If life was fair, Elvis would still be alive and all the impersonators dead.”

— Johnny Carson

I never wanted to be a prophet or a saviour. Elvis maybe

— Bob Dylan

What can you say about a society that says God is dead and Elvis is alive?

— Irv Kupcinet

He's my elvis. I idolize Nusrat, he's a god, too

— Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Because Elvis gave 'em cars, you think I'm cheap.

— Joni Mitchell

I knew about Elvis. Of course, everybody knew about him then.

— Minnie Pearl

Elvis was a symbol of the country's vitality, rebelliousness, and good humor.

— Jimmy Carter

“He was the yin to my yang, the sparkly jumpsuit to my Elvis.”

— Brooke Moss

Elvis is what turned my life around when I was a kid.

— Steve Harwell

I look good, but I probably have the insides of Elvis.

— David Hasselhoff

I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley.

— Neil Sedaka

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

— Robin Trower

As far as I'm concerned the last good man went when Elvis died.

— Jennifer Crusie