Art Quote by Dick Clark

Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether.

— Greil Marcus

Elvis might have compromised his musical style a bit towards the end, but that doesn't mean that artists from the rock n' roll/folk-roots culture…

— Bonnie Raitt

I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be…

— Brian Setzer

Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced…

— Mac Davis

I love his music because he was my generation. But then again, Elvis is everyone's generation, and he always will be.

— Margaret Thatcher

It was immaterial to me that Elvis didn't write his own songs. Those were very different days, and he selected whatever suited him best…

— Ian Gillan

Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to that for inspiration.

— Beyonce Knowles

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

— Ronald Reagan

With great artists like Elvis, sometimes the songs weren't the greatest thing about him. When I tried to perform some of the songs, I…

— Imelda May

Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century. He introduced the beat to everything, music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social…

— Leonard Bernstein

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

— Frank Sinatra

Sometimes fame overshadows an artist's music, and we forget just how incredibly talented these people truly are.

— Elvis Duran