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Born
January 8, 1935 · Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

Died
August 16, 1977 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA (cardiac arrhythmia)

Birth name
Elvis Aaron Presley

Spouse
Priscilla Presley (May 1, 1967 – October 9, 1973) (divorced, 1 child)

QUOTES:

[asked who he sounded like] I don’t sound like nobody.

[asked what kind of music he sings] I sing all kinds.

I don’t like being called Elvis The Pelvis. That’s gotta be one of the most childish expressions I’ve ever heard coming from an adult.

Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ’em all together, I guess.

[his acceptance speech from the 1970 Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation Awards] When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times . . . I learned very early in life that “Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend – without a song”. So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you.