I knew about Elvis. Of course, everybody knew about him then.
From Minnie Pearl
I think Elvis loved his fans - I think that's why they loved him and still love him. Fans are very conscious and sensitive to the fact that performers love them.
My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first started making appearances around the country.
When we got to the hotel, the Hawaiian Village, there were 500 screaming women there. The police were trying to keep the crowd back. It was very dangerous.
Elvis couldn't leave the hotel except under heavy guard. It was incredible how they went wild over him.
I think Elvis would be alive today, probably, if he had been allowed to mix and mingle with his fans. I think it was a great cross for him to bear that he couldn't get out and be with his fans.
They were taking pictures and everything. When we got down off the plane, the minute Elvis made his appearance at the door of the plane, the screaming got even worse.
We have boys now, and men, in the rock and roll business and all the show business, who have this reaction on women. They scream. They yell. They do all sorts of wild things.
Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you grow.
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