Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley lived together for years before they got married. She grew to understand his lifestyle quite well. She knew that he kept late night hours, became obsessed with various hobbies, and didn’t like to do anything without the constant presence of his entourage. While Priscilla didn’t want to change Elvis as a person after they married, she did want to make some changes to his lifestyle. She explained that her hopes fell apart after a few days of marriage.
Priscilla Presley hoped she could change Elvis’ lifestyle
While Priscilla and Elvis were dating, she came to understand that she got surprisingly little alone time with him. When he wasn’t away for work, his large entourage was always around. She hoped that marriage would change this.
“There’s an old Southern belief that holds that a woman goes into a marriage thinking she can change her man,...
Priscilla Presley hoped she could change Elvis’ lifestyle
While Priscilla and Elvis were dating, she came to understand that she got surprisingly little alone time with him. When he wasn’t away for work, his large entourage was always around. She hoped that marriage would change this.
“There’s an old Southern belief that holds that a woman goes into a marriage thinking she can change her man,...
- 10/21/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When Lisa Marie Presley was nine, her father, Elvis Presley, died. During his lifetime, though, she spent much of her time at Graceland with Elvis and his ever-present Memphis Mafia. The Memphis Mafia was Elvis’ entourage, and they were with him at all times. She said they made her uncomfortable as a child and infuriated her as an adult. Lisa Marie shared why she found them disgusting.
Lisa Marie Presley slammed Elvis’s Memphis Mafia
While channel surfing, Lisa Marie discovered the E! True Hollywood Story: The Last Days of Elvis. She started watching and realized that many of the former members of Elvis’ Memphis Mafia were on it, talking about the end of his life.
“I couldn’t believe they were trying to take his dignity — Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Red West, all these people that were worse than him,” she told Rolling Stone in 2003, adding, “They scared the...
Lisa Marie Presley slammed Elvis’s Memphis Mafia
While channel surfing, Lisa Marie discovered the E! True Hollywood Story: The Last Days of Elvis. She started watching and realized that many of the former members of Elvis’ Memphis Mafia were on it, talking about the end of his life.
“I couldn’t believe they were trying to take his dignity — Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Red West, all these people that were worse than him,” she told Rolling Stone in 2003, adding, “They scared the...
- 10/18/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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