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

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

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

I'm sure that Elvis was happy for me. I think he was the kind of guy that enjoyed other people's success, especially if he had something to do with it.

Elvis was sincere, and he was - he was so loyal. And he was so homespun. He loved his mother, he loved America. You know, he loved his fellow man. He had a great humanitarian philanthropic sense.

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.

Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, and a lot of American artists were my greatest influences.

I knew about Elvis. Of course, everybody knew about him then.

Elvis was a way bigger influence than Waylon Jennings, but you don't wanna tell people, 'I never really listened to Waylon.'

When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.