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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

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DRAKE BELL I always liked Elvis Presley when I was younger - I told anyone who would listen that I was going to...
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MUHAMMAD ALI The rules only applied to
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CAMERON STRACHER Finally something comes on, ... To me, you know, I thought it was Elvis instantly. The hair stood up...
JAMES PATTERSON If it was just me and Elvis one on one, which only happened once or twice in the times that I did se...
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MIKE ALBERT Leadership is something I was born with.
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JERRY LEIBER But pain may be a gift to us. Remember, after all, that pain is one of the ways we register in memor...
SUE MILLER What I wrote... wasn't crazy... or a bullshit... or nonsense... it was what I saw!
DEYTH BANGER Absolutely. I - you know, he was so that much a part of my life that, you know, Elvis, you know, onc...
PRISCILLA PRESLEY I didn't have a lot of communication with Elvis. You had to go through a barricade to get to Elv...
MAC DAVIS I'm sure that Elvis was happy for me. I think he was the kind of guy that enjoyed other people&#...
MAC DAVIS Everything they say about Elvis today is true. He was just one great guy. He wasn't jealous of anyon...
BOBBY VINTON Elvis and I continued to be friends, and I saw him once or twice a year. But he was a troubled perso...
URSULA ANDRESS First time I saw Elvis was at the Lubbock County fairgrounds in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the back e...
MAC DAVIS I met the Colonel when Elvis was recording some song I'd written for one of his movies. Elvis wa...
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JOE PASQUALE When Elvis was performing, you just tried to figure out a way to get there. I think he set all the r...
JACKIE DESHANNON My uncle was an Elvis impersonator - his name was Perry, and he went by 'Elvis Perry' - and ...
RYAN GOSLING They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.
DENNIS RODMAN Elvis was sincere, and he was - he was so loyal. And he was so homespun. He loved his mother, he lov...
LINDA THOMPSON George Klein says that Elvis had five real friends outside of his circle, and I was blessed to be on...
BILL MEDLEY It was such a pivotal time in Elvis' life; he was just a poor boy from Tupelo, Miss. That's ...
DRAKE MILLIGAN Elvis was a great guy. We'd just horse around together or go to see a movie. He drove me around ...
BILL MEDLEY I was raised to be some kind of artist.
ELLAR COLTRANE I was so lucky that the head of my department was an Elvis Costello fan,
LAURA CANTRELL I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.
J. PHILIPPE RUSHTON I was born in a blender.
LORNA LUFT I was born 'neath a clouded star.
JULIA WARD HOWE I wasn't born a redhead, but I was born to be a redhead.
GEORGETTE MOSBACHER I was born to be funny.
BUDDY HACKETT I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961.
ERIC ALLIN CORNELL I remember the revelation it was to me when I realized I'd rather be smart in the way Elvis Presley ...
RICHARD HELL When I was 8, I thought I was Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Elvis, and Chuck Norris all...
DWAYNE JOHNSON Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.
ISAAC HAYES I was about 7 and my family was eating at a restaurant when we saw my first Elvis impersonator by to...
DRAKE MILLIGAN The Beatles in 1963 came to America and became international celebrities, but Bobby Fischer was one ...
EDWARD ZWICK I never felt more loved than when I was with Elvis.
LINDA THOMPSON Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
TANYA TUCKER Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?
FREDDIE MERCURY Elvis' early music has drama because as he sang he was escaping limits, ... Mystery Train.
GREIL MARCUS I was an original Elvis fan. He was the voice of my generation. I was listening to him on the radio ...
RONNIE MILSAP Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at leas...
MINNIE PEARL Jimmie was called a hillbilly singer, but that was not his attitude, ... He really had a kind of Gen...
STEVE FORBERT At least three times, I was convinced I was going to die.
CRAIG MCCABE As a person, he was wonderful. He really was a great person. He was full of life. He had a great sen...
PRISCILLA PRESLEY When I met Elvis, we didn't really have a conversation. I was introduced by my uncle, and he sor...
TOM PETTY And the day came out... the mask was removed... and who was behind it?
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No Face... a pe...
DEYTH BANGER The first record I bought was a Carl Perkins record, because I saw him at The Festival at Sandpoint,...
JOSH HOMME Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta w...
MAC DAVIS I was build with bassically upon on a code... lie... what's a lie and so on and so on!?

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DEYTH BANGER Elvis was incredibly cooperative. He would try anything. He wasn't a diva, no prima donna. When ...
JERRY LEIBER When Sirius asked me if I wanted to program a channel committed solely to Elvis, it was a no-brainer...
SCOTT LINDY When I used to go to Elvis's house was always a nightmare trying to get into the house because o...
JACKIE DESHANNON I was bucking a good-looking cat called Elvis who had beautiful hair, wasn't married, and had all ki...
CARL PERKINS When one of Lisa's baby teeth fell out here, the tooth fairy left her 50 cents. Another tooth fell o...
PRISCILLA PRESLEY When it came time for the announcers to introduce Elvis, the stadium was filled with anticipation. A...
BOB WATKINS I've always been conservative. I was born that way.
RALPH HALL I was a little apprehensive going in. But in his way, he was at least as impressive as Roberts.
ED WHELAN I was madly in love with Elvis Presley. Dad wasn't into it at all, at least not for himself as a...
NATALIE COLE Doug lived life large -- he had an intensity while he was at work. It was something he always wanted...
KATE KELLY I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artis...
JACKIE DESHANNON My favorite Elvis era has always been his early Sun Records stuff. It was raw, just Elvis singing wh...
DRAKE MILLIGAN If I knew the Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich was going to be somewhere, I'd go look at it. But ...
WADE JONES I was born in August, no July, 1908.
SATCHEL PAIGE I was born in the technology era.
MALUMA I was born with an evil face.
BARRY SLOANE I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
DAN FUTTERMAN I was born in 1953, so that's the Eisenhower administration.
LINCOLN CHAFEE By ancestry, I was born to rule.
NELSON MANDELA I was raised to be a girl Michelangelo.
CAROLYN KIZER I was born in Homestead, Florida.
CHRISSY METZ I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.
STEVE CASE I was born in a slum, but the slum wasn't born in me.
JESSE JACKSON I was born into a family of preachers.
DAVID SOUL I was raised on NBC television.
DAN HARMON Hey, I was raised in the church.
CHEECH MARIN There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have so...
CHRIS ISAAK He was pretty frantic, screaming he's going to kill us. I would guess he told us he was going to kil...
JOSHUA BORKLUND Most singers have their idols. I remember Elvis Presley when I was a kid. When I was about sixteen, ...
PERCY SLEDGE When (Elvis) came out on stage that night in that white cape, that was like God descending on earth....
DIC YOUNGS Elvis' career took a different path after he was drafted into the Army, which happened when he lived...
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ATO ESSANDOH I didn't get to talk to him, I just kept looking at him. Elvis had all this greasy hair and pimples ...
JOHNNY RIVERS I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paint...
CHRIS STAPLETON Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say.
RITA MORENO If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o...
DEYTH BANGER I enjoyed playing with them. Out here, it was a little more like a circus. It's like playing with El...
DAVIS LOVE III There was such a realness about Elvis. He never really changed from that humble boy from Tupelo, Mis...
DRAKE MILLIGAN Maybe it was the sideburns, but I just didnt fit in. (Elvis speaking about his youth)
ELVIS PRESLEY Why did I break up with Elvis? It was difficult to watch his slow demise.
LINDA THOMPSON I was raised on Westerns. They were part of what going into the movies was.
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JACKIE CHAN Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.
JACKIE CHAN My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.
JACKIE CHAN If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic.
JACKIE CHAN My schedule goes: wake up, running, exercise, downstairs, running shoes off, then to the shower. Tha...
JACKIE CHAN I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
JACKIE CHAN I want to be in 'Avatar'. I want somebody to hire me to be Superman, a Chinese Superman or S...
JACKIE CHAN Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
JACKIE CHAN Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was stil...
JACKIE CHAN You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to li...
JACKIE KENNEDY The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
JACKIE ROBINSON The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, ...
JACKIE ROBINSON Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit w...
JACKIE ROBINSON Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I care...
JACKIE ROBINSON The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our worl...
JACKIE KENNEDY I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough mon...
JACKIE ROBINSON When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
JACKIE CHAN As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial ...
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