King of Rock and Roll Quotes

Elvis Presley, you can't define him in a couple of sentences, but he was a country boy and he was very respectful.

I met Elvis first in Las Vegas. I think I was appearing with Tom Jones and he came backstage to say hello to Tom or we went to his dressing room to say hello.

The only person that anybody's ever said I resemble is a young Elvis. It used to happen a lot more when I was younger, and more when I don't wear a hat.

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

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 in some way or another by Elvis Presley. He turned the world around.

The first record I ever listened to was Elvis Presley, and I remember thinking, 'Man this guy is cool!' The swagger he had really helped my confidence, because he really made me think that a white boy could make music like this.

I can always remember that experience in Hawaii pleasantly on account of Elvis.

I have a very long and beautiful love affair with Elvis Presley. I own every record he ever made, so I have about 150, almost 200 records of his. So much that I haven't even listened to all of them. I see an Elvis record that I don't have, and I'll buy it and put it in my collection.

Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say.

Elvis Presley invited me to Las Vegas for one night but we got on so well that I stayed for three.

When I was a kid, I used to look in the mirror and pretend I was Elvis.

My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!

Everything they say about Elvis today is true. He was just one great guy. He wasn't jealous of anyone. I would say Elvis was really someone special when you add it all up.

Elvis wore a halo. Otis Redding did, too. You knew you were playing with a star when you played with them.

Elvis Presley was the big bang. He was the most influential single figure in the history of American pop culture. He changed the way we looked, thought, dressed, held a guitar. He didn't invent rock & roll, but he defined it in a way that everyone who followed him owes him a debt.

I just love the idea of taking an elevator down to the stage, like Elvis did.