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title: "7 Elvis Quotes By Colonel Tom Parker"
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> [Elvis does his own singing and selects his own songs for his records. Hundreds of songs are submitted to him. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-does-his-own-singing-and-selects-his-own-songs-for-his-records/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/colonel-tom-parker-31036_elvis_elvis-does-his-own-singing-and-selects-h_244834.jpg)

> [Elvis and me, we go three or four days sometimes without talking to each other. Sometimes even a week. I see Elvis,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-and-me-we-go-three-or-four-days-sometimes-without-talking-to/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/colonel-tom-parker-31036_elvis_elvis-and-me-we-go-three-or-four-days-so_519137.jpg)

> [I'm a promoter. I promote Elvis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-m-a-promoter-i-promote-elvis/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/colonel-tom-parker-31036_elvis_i-m-a-promoter-i-promote-elvis-1117256_1117256.jpg)

> [Elvis is a very generous boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-is-a-very-generous-boy/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/colonel-tom-parker-31036_boy_elvis-is-a-very-generous-boy-1160066_1160066.jpg)

> [I'm doing everything I can to keep Elvis in front of the folks while he's serving the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-m-doing-everything-i-can-to-keep-elvis-in-front-of-the-folks-while/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/colonel-tom-parker-31036_country_i-m-doing-everything-i-can-to-keep-elvis_1506626.jpg)

> [I always insisted that Elvis' name come first and my name come second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-always-insisted-that-elvis-name-come-first-and-my-name-come-second/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/colonel-tom-parker-31036_always_i-always-insisted-that-elvis-name-come-f_1538682.jpg)

> [I don't have anything to do with Elvis' private life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-don-t-have-anything-to-do-with-elvis-private-life/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/colonel-tom-parker-31036_anything_i-don-t-have-anything-to-do-with-elvis-p_2217706.jpg)

## Other authors on Elvis

## More by Colonel Tom Parker

> [Yes, I am a man without a country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/yes-i-am-a-man-without-a-country/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Don't try to explain it, just sell it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/don-t-try-to-explain-it-just-sell-it/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Elvis does his own singing and selects his own songs for his records. Hundreds of songs are submitted to him. I don't even attempt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-does-his-own-singing-and-selects-his-own-songs-for-his-records/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Elvis and me, we go three or four days sometimes without talking to each other. Sometimes even a week. I see Elvis, perhaps run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-and-me-we-go-three-or-four-days-sometimes-without-talking-to/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I tried to stay in the background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-tried-to-stay-in-the-background/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I don't believe in giving away what you can sell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-don-t-believe-in-giving-away-what-you-can-sell/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [The public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the moral courage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/the-public-is-tired-of-politicians-professing-certain-beliefs-and-not/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I'm a promoter. I promote Elvis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-m-a-promoter-i-promote-elvis/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Elvis is a very generous boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-is-a-very-generous-boy/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I love to pay taxes. I know when I'm paying taxes I'm making money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-love-to-pay-taxes-i-know-when-i-m-paying-taxes-i-m-making-money/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I'm doing everything I can to keep Elvis in front of the folks while he's serving the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-m-doing-everything-i-can-to-keep-elvis-in-front-of-the-folks-while/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I always insisted that Elvis' name come first and my name come second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-always-insisted-that-elvis-name-come-first-and-my-name-come-second/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [You gotta be a snowman to get along in this world. You gotta snow people. They liked to be snowed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/you-gotta-be-a-snowman-to-get-along-in-this-world-you-gotta-snow/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [What a performer has to watch out for is overexposure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/what-a-performer-has-to-watch-out-for-is-overexposure/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I don't have anything to do with Elvis' private life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-don-t-have-anything-to-do-with-elvis-private-life/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

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