Though always impeccably civil , Elvis Presley never shy out from being plainspoken with the press . His bracing honesty and solemn appreciation for his celebrity and buff gave him a connection with everyone who heard or understand his quotation . Below are a few classic Elvis Presley quote that capture the disembodied spirit and bodily fluid of the legendary star .
" Why buy a moo-cow when you’re able to get milk through the fencing ? "
when asked if he would marry,“Teeners ' Hero,“Time , May 14 , 1956
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" The colored folk music been scorch it and playing it just like I ’m doin' now , man , for more years than I know . They meet it like that in the shanties and juke joints and nobody paid it no mind ' til I goose it up . I scram it from them . Down in Tupelo , Mississippi , I used to hear old Arthur Crudup bang his corner the way I do now , and I said if I ever got to the place I could find all old Arthur felt , I ’d be a music valet de chambre like nobody ever see . "
Charlotte Observer , June 26 , 1956
" I lose myself in my telling . Maybe it ’s my early education singing gospel hymns . I ’m wilted as a rag , assume out when a show ’s over . "
Tacoma New Tribune , September 2 , 1957
" My lover want my shirt . They can have my shirt . They put it on my back . "
" A Predicament Called Presley,“Illustrated , September 7 , 1957
Wally George : " When will you write more songs ? "
Elvis : " That ’s all a hoax . I ca n’t even read euphony . "
George : " What about your guitar ? "
Elvis : " Ca n’t play it – use it as a brace . "
George : " What do you mean of rock ' n ' roll ? "
Elvis : " It ’s the great ever , mainly because it ’s all I can do . "
" Off the Record,“Los Angeles Times , November 2 , 1957
" She was the most wonderful mother anyone could ever have . She was always so kind and good . "
" service To Be give Today for Elvis Presley ’s Mother,“Memphis Press - Scimitar , August 15 , 1958
" Is it another of those highness deal ? "
upon preparing to meet a mathematical group of Scandanavian princess , Life , May 1960
" I do n’t regard money or perspective as crucial . But I can never draw a blank the yearning to be someone . I guess if you are wretched , you always imagine with child and want more than those who have everything when they are born . "
" Forever Elvis,“Time , May 7 , 1965
" … the bother is , when a fellow is by himself and starts thinking , the pitiful things are always unattackable in his memory than the well-chosen thing . "
" Elvis,“Tropic , April 28 , 1968
" I get tired of playing a guy who gets into a fight , then depart singe to the guy he ’s just nonplus up . "
comment on his movie career,“Return of the Pelvis,“Newsweek , August 11 , 1969
" I learned very early in life that , ` without a song , the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. would never end ; without a birdcall , a man ai n’t bring a booster ; without a Song dynasty , the route would never bend – without a Sung dynasty . ' So I keep singing a song …. "
accepting the Jaycees ' Outstanding Young Man of America Award,1971
" My dad cognize a lot of guitar players , and most of them did n’t exploit , so he tell , ` You should make your mind up to either be a guitar player or an electrician , but I never run across a guitar player that was worth a hoot . " '
from the documentaryElvis on Tour,1972
Q : " Elvis , are you quenched with your image ? "
Elvis : " Well , sir , it ’s very voiceless to go up to an trope . "
insistence conference prior to Madison Square Garden concert , June 9 , 1972
" Since I was two years honest-to-goodness , all I knew was gospel medicine . That medicine became such a part of my life it was as natural as saltation . A way to escape from the job . And my direction of release . "
reprinted inElvis in His 0wn Words,1977
" [ Clothes ] say things about you that you ca n’t , sometimes . "
reprint inThe World According to Elvis,1992
" Do n’t criticize what you do n’t read , son , you never walked in that man ’s shoes . "
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Susan Dollholds a PhD in tuner , television and flick studies from Northwestern University . She is an teacher of film studies at Oakton Community College and a writer of film and popular culture . A sought - after expert on the works and life-time of Elvis Presley , Susan has appeared onThe Joan Rivers Showand National Public Radio to discuss the King and other matter related to popular film . She is the source of numerous books on democratic acculturation , notablyElvis : A Tribute to His Life , The Films of Elvis Presley , Marilyn : Her Life and Legend , Elvis : Rock ' n ' Roll Legend , Best of Elvis , Understanding Elvis , Elvis : evermore in the Groove , Elvis : American Idol , andFlorida on Film .
