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Elvis Quotes & Sayings

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King of kings, that must be Elvis. — Frank Zappa

History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats. — Elvis Costello

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music. — Travis Barker

So don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think
And don't try to read my mind because it's full of disappearing ink — Elvis Costello

Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land.
Why do you wanna be my friend
when I feel like a juggler
running out of hands? — Elvis Costello

Live each day, as if it we're your last. It's written in the stars, your destiny is cast. — Elvis Presley

I like entertaining people. I really miss it. — Elvis Presley

Life is so strange
I don't know why
But somebody, somebody has to cry. — Elvis Costello

Was it a millionaire who said, "Imagine no possessions"? — Elvis Costello

The day Elvis passed away would be our national holiday, if the South would have won, we'd had it made. — Hank Williams Jr.

It's pretty amazing to me that my first hit record was an Elvis Presley record. — Mac Davis

Eventually everyone has to die, except Elvis. — Dave Barry

My only contact with the outside world was an RCA Victrola, and Elvis would sing, and then I'd dream about expensive cars. — Jimmy Buffett

I hope there's a God, I know there's an Elvis. — Morgan Matson

Elvis was rock'n'roll. He came from the poverty and the pain. — Link Wray

Over the years I have met a lot of important people, but no one as important as Elvis Presley. — Art Buchwald

Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, and a lot of American artists were my greatest influences. — Gordon Waller

Women hear rhythm differently than men. — Elvis Costello

I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people. — George Thorogood

I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic. — Elvis Costello

There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie. — Elvis Costello

Those movies sure got me into a rut. — Elvis Presley

Elvis couldn't leave the hotel except under heavy guard. It was incredible how they went wild over him. — Minnie Pearl

Man, I really like Vegas. — Elvis Presley

I'm with a crowd but oh so alone. — Elvis Presley

My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties. — Kiki Dee

Happiness is knowin' you've done a good job, whether it's professional or for another person ... — Elvis Presley

Even in a perfect world, where everyone was equal I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequal — Elvis Costello

I wanted to come through with my own voice and, hopefully, have it affect people. I want people to know that I'm not an Elvis impersonator. — Lisa Marie Presley

I'm so nervous. I've always been nervous, ever since I was a kid. — Elvis Presley

Songs are more powerful than books. — Elvis Costello

You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity. — Elvis Costello

I knew I was in trouble, but I thought I was in hell. — Elvis Costello

It doesn't matter is you call it 'Obama-care' or 'Elvis Presley care' or 'I-don't-care care.' It cannot sustain itself in its present form. — Alan K. Simpson

I'm a big fan of the young 1950s Elvis when he would just go onstage and control the whole environment. — Bruno Mars

All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals ... and they killed Elvis Presley. — Bjork

He never contributed a damn thing to music. (on Elvis Presley) — Bing Crosby

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an Elvis in this business, but no, he's never been the rebel. — Waylon Jennings

I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me. — Elvis Presley

So what do you think you're Elvis or something, whatever that don't impress me. — Shania Twain

I've always felt writing a song was a bit like going on location. That's true in an almost literal sense. Where you are seeps in somehow. — Elvis Costello

The stuff I write I'm very proud of, but I'm smart enough to know I'll never get on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' next to Elvis Costello. — Dan Hill

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. — Elvis Presley

I'll be a fool or a wiseman, my darling, you hold the key. Anyway you want me, that's how I will be. — Elvis Presley

I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line. — Elvis Presley

I hear them playing Elvis, they on they way to Graceland. But they don't scare me, I'm in the trunk. — Wyclef Jean

When I first came into this world, Elvis was already fat. — Jane Wagner

Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darling, I love you, and I always will. — Elvis Presley

Blacko-oxy-tonic phosphate, it's the latest scoop. But that's alright girls, you can call it goop. — Elvis Presley

I like Brando's acting ... and James Dean ... and Richard Widmark. Quite a few of 'em I like. — Elvis Presley

I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies. — Elvis Costello

I read an article that said one in five Americans thinks Elvis is alive. I want to find those morons and get them registered to vote for me. — Pat Paulsen

When they finally put you in the ground, I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down. — Elvis Costello

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do. — Elvis Costello

It's the damage that we do and never know. It's the words that we don't say that scare me so. — Elvis Costello

If you talk in your sleep, don't mention my name. If you walk in your sleep, forget where you came. — Elvis Presley

You never heard anybody ask 'Elvis who?' — Charles Kuralt

You know, in my hometown of Hope, Arkansas, the three sacred heroes were Jesus, Elvis, and FDR, not necessarily in that order. — Mike Huckabee

I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. — Elvis Presley

Before Elvis there was nothing. — John Lennon

The Lord can give, and the Lord can take away. I might be herding sheep next year. — Elvis Presley

My philosophy of life is simple: I need someone to love, something to wait and do something. — Elvis Presley

I saw three shrimp in the water, two were old and gray. I swam a little closer, and I heard the third one say, good-bye Mama. — Elvis Presley

And on cold wintry nights she loves listening to Elvis croon "Are you lonesome tonight?" just as I do. — Avijeet Das

The army teaches boys to think like men. — Elvis Presley

I've come too far, and I don't know how to get back. — Elvis Presley

If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck. — Elvis Presley

I had to do something, because the minute I broke up with Elvis, I fell in love with him. — Nell Zink

I'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale. — Elvis Costello

You've got to follow that dream, wherever that dream may lead. — Elvis Presley

I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch Rebel Without a Cause a hundred times over. — Elvis Presley

Didja ever get one of them girls who just wants to watch the show? — Elvis Presley

Samson told Delilah loud and clear, keep your cotton picken fingers out of my hair. — Elvis Presley

Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building. — Bono

Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being. — Elvis Costello

You look like an angel, walk like an angel, talk like an angel. But I got wise, you're the devil in disguise. — Elvis Presley

Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind. Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine. — Elvis Presley

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine — Elvis Presley

The image is one thing and the human being is another. It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way. — Elvis Presley

God's the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That's solely in the hands of God. — Johnny Cash

I'd like to think they're staring at me because of my white-hot animal magnetism, but I'm not Elvis. I'm Lobster Boy, hear me roar. — Richard Kadrey

You can fool some of the people part of the time in a rock and roll song, fifty million Elvis Presley fans can't be all wrong. — John Prine

Your kisses lift me higher ... like the sweet song of a choir. You light my morning sky, with burning love. — Elvis Presley

Sharing money is what gives it its value. — Elvis Presley

Elvis had animal magnetism, he was even sexy to the guys, I can't imagine what the chicks used to think. — Ian Hunter

Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.' — Elvis Presley

She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet. — Elvis Costello

The best came from my martial arts teacher, who also taught Elvis. He said, 'Your ego will get you killed.' — William Sanderson

I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent. — Robin Trower

Those people in New York are not gonna change me none. — Elvis Presley

You do have to be a bit careful with your voice. It is an instrument. — Elvis Costello

You're drinking vintage Elvis Presley wine. — Elvis Costello

Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn't do anything but just jiggle. — Elvis Presley

I still have an old painting the Colonel gave me. It was the first time the Colonel had been back to the Hilton since Elvis had passed away. — Mac Davis

If Elvis is alive, Tupac is alive. I saw Tupac on 46th Street selling Biggie t-shirts 2 for 10 dollars ... — Donnell Rawlings

Money honey, if you want to get along with me. — Elvis Presley

From 1955 until 1965 Jimmy Hoffa was as famous as Elvis Presley. From 1965 until 1975 Jimmy Hoffa was as famous as the Beatles. — Jimmy Hoffa

Life has taught me one big lesson, always keep the girlies guessing. — Elvis Presley

The money thing is, the sort of Elvis Presley thing of buying you mother car is great, that's very good. My mother has learned how to spend money. — Bill Murray

It was like Elvis came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear — Bruce Springsteen