Audience Quote by Carl Perkins

Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.

— Isaac Hayes

,,, all around it would have to be Eddie Cochran, because it wasn't just music with him; it was his guitar playing, his look,…

— Brian Setzer

We have to focus on his early work, and just one or two of his movies, and elements of his TV shows, to keep…

— Pete Townshend

Elvis was the first person in music that I really identified with.

— Cher

Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis had enormous talent, and Elvis was the major contributor to an entirely new genre of music. Sometimes their exploits…

— Bob Beckel

Elvis was rock'n'roll. He came from the poverty and the pain.

— Link Wray

ELVIS PRESLEY was bigger than life. His success was documented and laid out for him. He came to the first show I had in…

— Roy Orbison

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

— Rod Stewart

Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going.

— Jackie DeShannon

Elvis Presley was the big bang. He was the most influential single figure in the history of American pop culture. He changed the way…

— Jimmy Iovine

Elvis was incredibly cooperative. He would try anything. He wasn't a diva, no prima donna. When it came to work, he was a workhorse.

— Jerry Leiber

I'm just a singer, Elvis was the embodiment of the whole American culture.

— Frank Sinatra