Elvis quotes

Quotes about Elvis

'You're always someone when you start. John was Buddy Holly and I was always Elvis.'
Paul McCartney

'Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles.'
John Lennon

'Without Elvis, none of us could have made it'
Buddy Holly

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

'He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.'
Mick Jagger

'He taught white America to get down.'
James Brown

'I picked up the guitar because I wanted to be like Elvis Presley.'
Paul Simon

'On a scale of one to ten, I would rate him eleven.'
Sammy Davis Jr

'There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.'
Frank Sinatra'

'A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records...Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.'
Huey Lewis

'There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one King.'
Bruce Springsteen

'... it was like he came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear, and somehow we all dreamt it.'
Bruce Springsteen

'Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definately the start for me.'
Elton John

'You have no idea how great he is, really you don't. You have no comprehension - it's absolutely impossible. I can't tell you why he's so great, but he is. He's sensational.'
Phil Spector

'Elvis was the best, the most unique. He started the ball rolling. He deserves the recognition.'
Jim Morrison

'Elvis was my man.'
Janis Joplin

'I hope that nobody will ever forget how he influenced us all - he isn't just a historical phenomenon but rather something very lasting.' Roy Orbison

'His phraseology, his way of looking at a song, was as unique as Sinatra's. I was a tremendous fan, and had Elvis lived, there would have been no end to his inventiveness.'
BB King

'He was not a punk. He was very elegant, sedate...refined and sophisticated.'
Walter Matthau

'It's always been my dream to come to Madison Square Garden and be the warm-up act for Elvis Presley.'
Al Gore

'You know, Bush is always comparing me to Elvis in sort of unflattering ways. I don't think Bush would have liked Elvis very much, and that's just another thing that's wrong with him.'
Bill Clinton

	'You're always someone when you start. John was Buddy Holly and I was always Elvis.' Paul McCartney
	'Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles.' John Lennon
	'Without Elvis, none of us could have made it' Buddy Holly
	'Elvis was the King. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.' Rod Stewart
	'He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.' Mick Jagger
	'He taught white America to get down.' James Brown
	'I picked up the guitar because I wanted to be like Elvis Presley.' Paul Simon
	'On a scale of one to ten, I would rate him eleven.' Sammy Davis Jr
	'There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.' Frank Sinatra'
	'A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records...Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.' Huey Lewis
	'There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one King.' Bruce Springsteen
	'... it was like he came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear, and somehow we all dreamt it.' Bruce Springsteen
	'Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definately the start for me.' Elton John
	'You have no idea how great he is, really you don't. You have no comprehension - it's absolutely impossible. I can't tell you why he's so great, but he is. He's sensational.' Phil Spector
	'Elvis was the best, the most unique. He started the ball rolling. He deserves the recognition.' Jim Morrison
	'Elvis was my man.' Janis Joplin
	'I hope that nobody will ever forget how he influenced us all - he isn't just a historical phenomenon but rather something very lasting.' Roy Orbison
	'His phraseology, his way of looking at a song, was as unique as Sinatra's. I was a tremendous fan, and had Elvis lived, there would have been no end to his inventiveness.' BB King
	'He was not a punk. He was very elegant, sedate...refined and sophisticated.' Walter Matthau
	'It's always been my dream to come to Madison Square Garden and be the warm-up act for Elvis Presley.' Al Gore
	'You know, Bush is always comparing me to Elvis in sort of unflattering ways. I don't think Bush would have liked Elvis very much, and that's just another thing that's wrong with him.' Bill Clinton