My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.
I was obsessed with Elvis Presley when I was little.
I was an Elvis freak. That's all I listened to growing up.
Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, and a lot of American artists were my greatest influences.
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.
Both of my parents were super music lovers when I was growing up - they had a massive record and tape collection. I think my dad even had a couple of laser discs, but that was a short-lived thing.
Elvis was a great guy. We'd just horse around together or go to see a movie. He drove me around Graceland in a golf cart. He was a fan of our music and was curious about how I sounded so black.
In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.
I was an original Elvis fan. He was the voice of my generation. I was listening to him on the radio when he released his great Sun records with Scotty Moore on electric guitar and Bill Black on bass.