The Memphis Mafia Discuss Elvis Presley's Drug Problems - Part 1

Everyone knows Elvis had a serious problem with drugs, pills, narcotics etc. But only a few men had a personal attachment and had to deal with it head-on. How did they feel going through that with Elvis? Did they try to help? Could they have even stopped him?
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[@Baked1ne]

I'm 55 yrs old and have seen all the documentaries on Elvis and he was the man, And I believe his crew cared for him, But I don't believe for a second these mufucker's weren't just as strung out as he was PLEASE!!

[@vicvega3614]

They're still alive so no they didnt use as much as Elvis, they obviously quit because if you dont quit you go where Elvis is, the ground. I know because i was close to the ground but i got help. Elvis needed help but didnt want it

[@wylancslass]

If you watch the documentary you would know that they were! However, they saw the light. Elvis did not!

[@itravisoni]

Womanizer.but talented

[@wylancslass]

@@itravisoni Almost anybody who was anybody back in the 70's did that. They were all off their heads most of the time including Elvis.

[@Suzanne-t3l]

I reckon you're right. Took me a while also to think about that. That makes complete sense. Sad that they tried to make Elvis Presley the sickest man in the room. And that Sunny West character is a joke.

[@carolprice9473]

It is so so sad that this supremely gifted man ended his days as he did. Still he has left us his legacy of an unforgettable voice. Thank you Elvis❤

[@geoffreyholliday1971]

I loved Elvis just as much as the next fan. But lets get real here he embaressed himself towards the end

[@HankBukowski]

​@@geoffreyholliday1971Pfft. 🤣

[@cwmiller2006]

Wow, how interesting to hear this coming from these guys in the most inner circle. I always thought that they were all yes men and enablers to EP. I guess they were actually concerned for him but they were all caught up in it as well. Clearly, it was one hell of a ride but the bottom line is It's all fun and games til it isn't!

[@kimclaudy6361]

What I'm hearing in this clip is #1, who paid for all the great times they all enjoyed in Vegas, Aspen, Hawaii? And Elvis wasn't the only one taking prescription drugs. Let's elaborate on that.

[@lisadamico8278]

Kim Claudy True

[@jaidenwalden9396]

Exactly. They all used Elvis for there own gain. My two fav mafia members were Jerry Schilling and George Klein. They were the only two that wanted nothing from Elvis. Joe Esposito and Lamar Fike were the biggest users.

[@crystlfaith921]

So true and none of them want to elaborate on That!!!

[@tolistolis8277]

You know where these guys put your opinion and the bullshits all of you still speak after 45 years now, its so hard to accept the fact,elvis like drugs and drugs make him like mr hide?

[@Latour6182]

They have said in other interviews that they had good times traveling with him, I think it goes without saying that Elvis paid their way, no secret there. LOL Why would they state the obvious since they were employed by him. 😏 Also, they readily admit that they took the uppers and downers too. They’ve always been transparent about it. Keep up, Kim, this information isn’t difficult to find if you make the effort and put your bias to the side. The problem with Elvis is he took a shitload of them, to the point he was using every name in his inner circle (and their relatives, an infant? FFS) to feed his drug habit.

[@boogitybear2283]

I could hear these guys talk Elvis stories all day long 24/7.

[@vashsant9749]

The man was a force... that still impacts today.

[@mumbles215]

He impacted his colon as much as us it seems

[@calebneil8379]

I just wanted to say this but SIR ​@@mumbles215 alr did he sure is impacted to this day over 40 lbs of hard non fiber bleeding chocolate starfish log of wood I feel for him to this day and everytime I have a painful Duke I Salute to elvis as he protects me and my little warrior of my cheeks even when I bleeds always remember (PAINFULL DUKE ARCHIVE) MANY MEN SUCH AS ELVIS Lost there lives for the everyday to every 4 days activity soluts🫡💩🍦

[@kathryngreen6628]

He was the greatest. Why do people want to talk about the negative. Talk about what he did for people. I love you ep rip

[@ursulaengbers2526]

❤

[@sevinstorey4365]

I agree. When people are so sensitive they literally feel other peoples pain they usually become addicts to numb those feelings and I 100% believe that was the case with Elvis.

[@eamonwright7488]

Because these so called “friends” manipulated and grifted Elvis until the day he died. After their free ride ended, they ran to whoever was listening to tell all of Elvis most intimate, embarrassing, and most vulnerable secrets. They also paint themselves as the more reasonable snd responsible ones when around Elvis. These guys and the Colonel were absolutely deplorable individuals.

[@yolandacastano4321]

I am a Capricorn woman my birthday is January 1st I was born at 2:16 a.m. 2 hours and 16 minutes after everybody says Happy New Year I had a great time on everyone of my birthdays I am 77 years old now I do not do illegal drugs I have medical problems I have spine problems arthritis and Asthma my mother died at 90 her birthday was July 1st and my uncle died at 96 I come from a long line of people that live quite a long time and I can say that I do not regret not using illegal drugs but I will say also I love Elvis with my heart and soul he was the greatest entertainer on this Earth and we all will miss him thank you all for your input on him and sort of like on your life God bless you all have a great future❤😊

[@dave9351]

Elvis DIDN'T do illegal drugs ! That's the point, they were all prescription drugs... ! Doctor Feel-Good knows !

[@joanne26]

Joe and all the other guys, the ‘Memphis mafia’ did their best for ELVIS I hope they all went through those pearly gates of heaven with NO REGRETS Jerry is the only one of them left, Dick having died 3 years ago No one is perfect and Elvis had his faults like every else but they sure had great life experiences Over the last couple of years both SKY Arts and the BBC have shown the films, documentaries, the 68 special and all episodes of ‘all the king’s men’ from back in the day which I remember watching then 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤❤❤🙏🙏⚡️⚡️🤩🤩

[@lilsunny122]

Billy Smith his cousin is still here. He has a KZbin channel. Elvis Fans Matter

[@joanne26]

@@lilsunny122 Billy and his family Yes I only started watching EFM around late 2021. I don’t watch every video I also watch Danny on his channel MMK Again same time I started watching I’m coming with a group of British Fans of ELVIS on a 3 week ‘strictly ELVIS holiday We will be in Memphis 19th April for 5 days then across the Pacific for 8 days then to Seattle then home to England 4th May 🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jaidenwalden9396]

I have to disagree. They only loved Elvis to get something from him

[@tolistolis8277]

Are you living with these guys in elvis home everyday and you see and know from facts and say this guys only want elvis money?

[@Memow-pk1ng]

@@jaidenwalden9396 not true, Red West went to hi school w. Elvis. Jerry Shilling was E friend for 20 yrs, Joe met E in army, they all loved him

[@cherylb2262]

They show Prozac in this video! Prozac??!! Prozac wasn’t on the market until 1988!!…11 years after Elvis died! What else in this video isn’t accurate??!!

[@KyleCorea-x3m]

The dude snorting a line. But the line didn't move.

[@mikemulrennan7948]

I caught that

[@VicDiniMagic]

You can't protect a man from himself. Unfortunately Elvis allowed his own self destruction. Nobody could have done anything except Elvis himself. Sad ending

[@kathrynenderby5997]

I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s and I love 💕 elviss music and flims too elvis will always be the king 👑 of rock and roll 🎸 my dream is to visit Graceland and communicate with elvis elvis was an amazing fantastic entertainer that ever lived and his family and friends were so good to elvis aswell too 6:31pm thanks tcb ⚡️⚡️⚡️10:27am

[@lisadamico8278]

Kathryn Enerby Elvis was good to his family & friends. That is a well known fact. He took great care of them.

[@Greg_Chase]

Having been in the music business (got out at age 24), one of the reasons I quit was the drugs and alcohol - very pervasive. I had done the high school experimenting and walked away from 'recreational intoxication' at age 18 - I knew it was a dead end. I got tired of unpredictable personalities in the bandmates and went back to college to finish my degree. The disappointment of loss of popularity gets to these guys (and gals). Frank Sinatra suffered through it, just like the rest of them. You can be a 'has-been' performer. It's hard to be a 'has-been' doctor, or dentist, or engineer, or etc. Pick a career where you can predict stable income. Because the biggest disappointment of loss of popularity for performers is - LOSS OF INCOME. Self-medicating to stop thinking about fears of poverty - it's predictable. Especially someone like EP who had gotten so big internationally in the 50s and 60s - the Ed Sullivan Show, the films, household name. When the 'British Invasion' occurred in the 1960s- the Beatles etc. - it was like the invention of the automobile: all those horse breeders etc. felt the *_"disruption"_* very acutely. The changes in the music business in the 1960s was a massive disruption to existing acts. Rest in Peace, Mr. Presley. .

[@aisle_of_view]

Wise words!

[@nuyununu2020]

Well said

[@Somee989]

Music industry is Satanic & out in the open about it. Elvis needed the MM in that sick town.

[@blumpkinspicelatte4580]

So basically you're trying to justify the fact you had to get a regular 9 to 5 job because you didn't have the talent to make it.

[@Greg_Chase]

@@blumpkinspicelatte4580 There were too many 'close calls' over the years with intoxicated band mates. Guys ready to do harm with weapons in a couple cases. No judgment when stoned as they say. People's ability to reason sort of goes out the window with that 'recreational intoxication' stuff. I dabbled during high school like most of my friends but I wanted to achieve things, I had goals in my life, and the intoxication did not work out for me. I walked away from it. By the time I reached my mid-30s, I had achieved independent financial means. That was three years out of college. I got a computer science degree from UC Berkeley and worked at software startups, and the 3rd one went public and I've been living off my investments ever since. Anyone with habitual 'recreational intoxication' issues, I get clear of them, mostly because of the foolish bandmates I had over the years. What they were capable of. Just not cool. And walking away from the music business, wow what a good choice that was.

[@briangoldy8784]

Reading about Elvis in The Army Standing Guard in Germany.. His Army Buddies would give him Uppers to stay awake.. This started his Drug Addiction ,,,

[@joearnold5836]

How anyone could look at Elvis in his later years and not know he was strung out is beyond me. It's pretty easy to see.

[@pjeng1]

How about his father, Veron Presley? Why didn't he do something about it to stop him from drug abuse?

[@gerberbernstein7360]

@@pjeng1 Can't keep a man from himself. He knew what he was doing, and made excuses to anyone that asked.

[@bradclark9129]

Red West tried to tell everyone that he had a problem. But he got blackballed for it. He clearly loved Elvis and was trying to get him to open his eyes and get help. Sonny also tried. He will always be the King!!! So sad his life was cut short.

[@doriswilliams6422]

I remember when their book came out Heraldo argued and called Sonny a liar He said Elvis was NOT on drugs little did he know these guys were around him everyday

[@boogitybear2283]

Sonny and Red were great guys to have for friends. It’s unfortunate Elvis was in Denial.

[@theKaufmanTapes]

His life was NOT CUT SHORT! He cut his own life short! No one is to blame accept Elvis. There is a right and there is a wrong. Obviously Elvis chose the wrong path.

[@theKaufmanTapes]

@@chuckensor . . .Red was hoping the fans would be able to make Elvis see the light. If Elvis had lasted a few months longer, it might have worked out that way.

[@AnneliesRosseel]

@@theKaufmanTapes Elvis wasn’t actually the blame he had a heart that was to big, a twisted colon, high blood pressure it was in his family gene’s that he was gonna die young

[@bharris3440]

We all live life the way we want. He lived life the way he wanted. We cant judge. If they made youtube movies about our lives people would see alot of ugly too.

[@marybarrett47]

elvis knew what he was doing to himself and so did all the guys who partied with him

[@dewman0269]

Absolutely correct, and the MM guys also knew they could never get him off the pills because he was his own worst enemy... All they could do was try not to get fired and stay around and try to keep him alive as long as possible...

[@daviddigital6887]

The one guy told the truth when he said Elvis wouldn't share his drugs. The others made it sound like he was supporting their habits. Elvis was having enough trouble finding ways and names to use, so he sure wouldn't handing them out.

[@christinehalpin464]

Christina, it's so very sad and hard to hear about all that self destruction! So much more to offer. I feel so mad and angry that HIS life was cut short, unnessessarily, at his own hand. Not to mention, the health effects on all the guys! What a WASTE!💕

[@tolistolis8277]

Every person have his personal demons to battle,but you cant help someone if he/she dont want to help himself,

[@marthaashley2211]

True

[@PeggySalter-e9b]

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[@ErichH68]

It’s sad and frustrating. I believe the “guys” are being truthful. The saddest part of Elvis’s life has always been “what could have been”. It’s very difficult to watch someone you love hurt himself and consequently those he loves. Those must have been some powerful drugs!

[@Peepee-k1f]

It wouldn't of been as good, the secret of Elvis is he went just as his career was on the turn, if he had carried on he wouldn't of been worshipped as much, people would of turned on him, they always do

[@tolistolis8277]

This guys keep elvis personal life in shadows close to 20 years,if elvis live in england ,and english press have no limits,elvis secret fur sure be published in early years ,this is 100%,colonel know this very well abiut british press, british press found jerry lee lewis maried with cousin and almost ruin his carrere, just go back and read what and how chase freddie mercury even his last 48 hours of his life.

[@aunch3]

Die a hero or live long enough to be the villain

[@eazyridin7283]

Addiction is a Strong Disease. They labeled it years back a disease because they found out some people’s brains aren’t like yours

[@caitlinvanderwalt4893]

Yes they all love Elvis as long as he can give them everything and entertain them now they talk about him if he was the bad one but they All always used the stuff.Why did they not help him.🌟🌟🌟🌟💕💕💕💕🤗🤗🤗

[@kingkeefage]

I'm so glad Lamar referred to the reason for Elvis' drug use as him having an addictive personality instead of calling it a disease.

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

So if it's something you can't control.. like cancer.. what would you call it?

[@mumbles215]

Those who call it a “disease” take no accountability

[@billyrizzo7893]

THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 🎶🎸🎤🎼

[@ursulaengbers2526]

❤

[@eloisepeaslee4733]

Old news,not needed to be brought up over & over. In peace. Love the King forever. Let him rest

[@lisadamico8278]

Eloise Peaslee Amen

[@amateur_football9751]

I don't think so, new generations need to know Elvis was a yunkie and thus died, so they can avoid the same fate, but u are welcome to scroll away

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

This video is OLD

[@jc7052]

The military was one reason he got hooked on drugs,he found out about speed in the army, they all took it stay awake on duty !

[@marknewbold2583]

You don't get that fat on speed

[@Somee989]

Elvis took his mothers diet pills early on to stay awake driving from gig to gig. Lamar Fike. Gladys also wondered why she did not remember taking so many & needed another script. Also a fan club president went and saw Gladys and she asked if Elvis or group around him did any pills. So, Elvis own mother was suspecting...

[@Laurren33]

​@Somee989 ?? Gladys died when Elvis was in his 20's. So...how could a fan club president go talk to her?

[@Somee989]

Her name is Kay Wheeler the Elvis fan club president. She visited Gladys and has many pictures. Kay is amazing and is still with us. @@Laurren33

[@lhart99]

There's multiple factors at play in EP's addiction. As mentioned through out most of the comments, you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. EP had a hell of a way of rationalizing his addiction. In addition, I'm convinced some in The Memphis Mafia realized EP would kick 'em to the curb and find someone else that would help facilitate his addiction (another variable in play). In other words, railing against EP's addiction would get you no where. Again, the bottom line is, any individual that doesn't want help and that's deep into addiction, that person can't be saved. It's a sad, sad end to the greatest entertainer that ever lived. 😞

[@yolandacastano4321]

My birthday is January 1st I am a Capricorn I know what they went through trying to help Elvis who was another Capricorn we have a big stubborn Street as sick as we are sometimes we don't want to be helped we just want what we want when we want it thank you all for understanding that we are all loving people and we all loved Elvis as I did and I still do even though I am 76 years old I am still alive I only take the drugs my doctor gives we could take thank you all for trying to help the most beautiful man in the world God bless you all😰🙏💜❤

[@marthaashley2211]

Very true

[@Val45678]

I wish they stop to emphasize Elvis' addiction for (prescribed) drugs. How many rock and roll stars of Elvis' generation had problems with (street) drugs ? Do they so often talk about their addiction ? No, because they are admired for their talent, not for their personal problems. Let's go on remembering Elvis for what he did best:his music.

[@marthaashley2211]

@VallySmith-Val agreed thank u

[@dannymack1196]

I completely agree with you

[@ccat148]

They were torn. They loved him deeply but they couldn't fix this problem. God bless all of their souls. Miss them. Especially E! Gone too soon. What a life to have lived!

[@jesseserna8424]

I seen a documentary back in the 1980s when they all looked high as a kite,then one of them said Elvis got sober lost a little weight a few days before the Hawaii concert,but the day after he was lounging on the top floor of some hotel and was high as hell .But as a big fan it’s still sad to see him back stage just before his last few concerts.RIP King of Rock.

[@darrendavis4731]

Elvis' problem was parasites.

[@memphismemphis462]

Whatever these guys are entitled to their life story.Also I am a big Elvis fan but Elvis is responsible for himself and Elvis made these guys live with him and put their families on hold for his life style.So how are they parasites

[@Big_Daddy_CorkUSMC]

Yeah I couldn't imagine everybody wants something from him.

[@suspiciouswatermelon7639]

You mean like a tapeworm?

[@Big_Daddy_CorkUSMC]

@@darrendavis4731 i kn 🤣 exactly what you mean.

[@mumbles215]

He wouldn’t have been fat with a tapeworm lol

[@roselamoure]

His severe pill addiction unfortunately started when he was in the army. He had to wake up at 5 am in the morning every day and the officers gave them pills to stay awake. His mother just died and he was in a foreign country grieving his mother‘s death and all the pressure and hard work he had to endure in the army. He was severely depressed. I blame mostly the army for how he turned out. Elvis had mental health issues along with chronic illnesses due to bad genetics. There is so much more depth and complexity behind all this. He wasn’t a druggie, he was a vulnerable, sensitive and very depressed man with a troubled soul and Elvis is so misunderstood. It‘s so easy to judge him, but all hr did was to survive as much as he can. It‘s so obvious Elvis didn’t want to live anymore especially in the 1971 that was when he was completely gone. It‘s a shock to me he didn’t dir much earlier with all the pills he took. If I would have taken all these, I would have died instantly.

[@tonbruins7335]

Yes he was een druggie. He was an addict big time. Nothing to do with his health issues. The health issues came as a result of his addiction.

[@svs997]

No. He had a bad liver and hearth from birth, just like his mother. Look how his mother looked at age 40, without any addictions. She looked like 60+ years old. Look how his daughter looked before she died recently (age 54). She looked like 75 years old. They had bad genetics, especially the liver and hearth to start with, which caused them all to age very quickly after age mid 30s. I believe that addiction came from Elvis knowing that he didn’t have much time (just like his mother) and the abuse made him feel better. Also all the pressure wasn’t a positive stability factor. So the health issues were there first. I don’t believe Elvis would live 10 years longer without addictions. His mother and daughter are proof of that. Same causes of death.

[@j.c985]

@@svs997 It also comes from being surrounded by yes men and feel good doctors, they don’t like to hear the word no or be questioned about it, it’s the same for every addict but is exacerbated when you’re a celebrity due to this. His daughter was also an addict and had been using heavily prior to her death, his mother an alcoholic who was addicted to amphetamines and obese. All his health issues were related and typical of someone who has abused prescription drugs over a long period of time, there was no evidence of any congenital heart defects found in the autopsy, it was drugs first.

[@dewilew2137]

People wake up earlier than that for work, for the gym, and for their kids every single day, and most do it without any drugs. Maybe some caffeine. So that’s no excuse. And YES, HE ABSOLUTELY WAS A DRUGGIE. Stop coddling a dead grown man. 🙄

[@dewilew2137]

@@svs997 75????? Oh please, stop exaggerating.

[@concepciongallo229]

No entiendo el inglés traducir español gracias por compartir bendiciones ❤ELVIS PRESLEY FOREVER ❤❤❤2023 5 11

[@lillyd2246]

Elvis had prescribed drugs addiction like many other citizens, unfortunately. I'm always sorry to see this public health problem being so much focused about Elvis who has so many other really facinating aspects of his life and career.

[@jeffgraham9089]

Every time I hear a description of how much staying up was involved, it just wears me out; can't imagine that kind of life.

[@DukesMusic84]

In the 70s no one asked questions about drug abuse and mental health. If they had, The King would still be playing Vegas today.

[@angienypaver9171]

When Elvis was in the army thats when he was given uppers to keep him awake and thats where his drug addiction started.,,its very sad that he fell into that. Elvis was so lonely bcuz of the passing of his Mother. He still is a legend and will forever be in our hearts and souls! He will Always be LOVED!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SilverGram]

I thank you for telling what really was going on.

[@Memow-pk1ng]

This was th most revealing I've seen, mentioning all those drugs, I never heard of. It is mentioned in book E. What Happened, but been long time since I read it

[@dewilew2137]

@@Memow-pk1ng I’m pretty sure he also had to be doing cocaine.

[@RemoWilliams1227]

​@@dewilew2137 pharmaceutical cocaine at times.

[@skystann]

Lisa said in her book, people were swiping personal stuff even before Elvis pronounced dead. Priscilla and Vernon correct in calling these types users who exploited his generosity. 😮

[@surlif]

I don't know who is still living, but for anyone of the Mafia speaking truth of what drugs do, thank you for letting us all know the danger of drugs. It makes it real for us.

[@BigOvlogger]

When he died at 42 years old, he looked to be in his mid-fifties. Drugs were fun for him until he was completely addicted and then it would have been a living hell for him. It was a cycle of uncontrollable madness spinning out of control.

[@guillermo3564]

@BigOvlogger it was the 70's. Everyone in their early forties looked like they were in their mid fifties.

[@slowery43]

amazing that you never met someone yet you're now an expert speaking like you have any clue then you end it with generic sliches... excellent work Princess

[@alaniadayneenortiz3806]

@@slowery43 again why are you so offended?! You’re defending a man that you never met.

[@BigOvlogger]

@@guillermo3564 I disagree.

[@BigOvlogger]

@@slowery43 I did meet him in Memphis. It is better to think before you speak. Everyone doesn’t have the same level of intelligence.

[@LonelyRanger902]

The only guy I respect is the one who admits that he was in deep. The other guys are putting on an angel act years after the fact.

[@alessab1616]

so sad but an interesting perspective. they were such good friends to him and clearly cared about him so much, its sad to see how badly they wanted to save him but addiction will always win when the person doesn't want to help themelves.

[@colmmeade1824]

So true I was with an alcoholic for 25 years who ironically was a Capricorn loved him ta bit but ended up having to leave him very stubborn people

[@roselamoure]

@@colmmeade1824 lol I am a Capricorn as well😂 unfortunately yes that‘s very true…Capricorn men will never prioritize their partner. Their career will always come first and they are super stubborn. It‘s „my way or the highway“ for a Capricorn.

[@EyeOfTheCat2002]

​@@roselamoureJudging someone that intensely by their star sign is like judging someone by their hair colour.

[@nibsvkh]

@@roselamoure Horoscope…both you girls may be empathetic and loved an alcoholic but thinking when they were born was a factor in their addiction is beyond comprehension!

[@Honkylips007]

​@@EyeOfTheCat2002 & rarely will the carpet match the drapes

[@richardsoderkvist6383]

You can see that these guys they really cared about him but it was such an awkward situation

[@harrycallahan686]

When you gather with creeps, creepy things happen. It's been that way since the beginning of time.

[@angelamayer8209]

Es ist eine Tragödie wenn man zusehen muss dass ein Mensch den man gern hat sich elendig zu Grunde richtet. Diese machtlosigkeit muss zwangsläufig wütend und verzweifelt machen. Alles Geld und Ruhm spielen keine Rolle mehr in diesem Teufelskreis. Ja es ist traurig und so schade um so einen wertvollen Menschen. ❤

[@souk6965]

It sad that he left us so early, and his poor mother left us at early age and his poor daughter.

[@michaelconsuegra7316]

Those kind of drugs that Elvis took I would stay away from. Sometimes you have no idea what they can do to you.

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Like Lamar always said, "Elvis took drugs because he LIKED them." Elvis and Dr. Nick had a completely unprofessional relationship. Dr. Nick was charged three different times for overprescribing, and eventually lost his license.

[@whitleybayman123]

Ive always loved Lamar. He really loved Elvis and was a tough and honest friend.

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

So many people around Elvis were just interested in keeping him going so they could make more money off of him.

[@jcman240]

Damn, Elvis is the OG rockstar!

[@angelamartin2811]

Elvis spent his last days so hurt and felt so betrayed by these guys! Elvis was always so giving he spent so much money in giving friends and family expensive gifts until he would have to go tour to make more money. Elvis didn’t live for himself he wasn’t a self absorbed man. His happiness was seeing others happy the problem with being that type of person that gives the people around you want more. Vernon told Elvis he was going to have to let some of the people working for him to go because it’s was just too much money. These guys talk like they care when they were right in there doing the prescription drugs with Elvis. This is nothing more than a money making scheme off Elvis Presley. Lisa Marie was so upset with these so called friends that she gave a interview to defend her dad because these guys hurt Elvis deeply with the betrayal just months before his death. Anyone that speaks about Elvis in a negative way after Elvis is gone was never really a friend. Just like Priscilla she’s done nothing but used Elvis’s name to live a luxurious lifestyle she didn’t even love Elvis when he was alive it’s always been about the money with her that’s why she never left when Elvis was sleeping around she knew she needed to get that Presley name. I believe Elvis was a very lonely man especially after his mom died. Life was moving too fast and he couldn’t catch up. When I think of Elvis I think of his pure and kind heart how he loved and cared for others. He had deep empathy for people he never let the fame go to his head. God seen he was tired and took him home.

[@ursulaengbers2526]

❤

[@lastincarnate3240]

Bill Hicks does a hilarious impression of Elvis introducing his "water and towel guy"...Mr Charley Hodge ! I just watched him in Omaha in 1977 and man was he as high as a kite. Mumbling and slurring words in some places, he was wrecked. Even drug addicted and fat though, when he sang you could see the joy he got out of it. Also the connection he makes with the audience is genuine, he really seemed to be happy to perform for them, you can see it in his face. Elvis was a class act and uniquely American. Unfortunately he was also one of the first Rock and Roll casualties, the poster boy for the superstar train-wreck and hedonistic excess.He was a legend when he was still living, an incredibly gifted performer and another frightened human with addictions trying to make sense out of this crazy life we find ourselves living.

[@stevereed8786]

History shows Elvis was known more for his Drug Addiction then anything else. When we see all the amazing Talent that survived to this day you can't help thinking how Elvis would have left a huge legacy.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Instead of having yes men who went along with everything Elvis did, he really needed no men. People who cared enough to stop this. No one did. That's why Elvis died at 42. The people around other stars who could clearly see death ahead, contributed to their demises as well. Judy Garland, Karen Carpenter and others. It's a shame.

[@gussplat]

VERY revealing, honest....& heartbreaking !!

[@lisadamico8278]

gussplat HONEST!?

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Elvis was an addict and nobody would tell him he had a problem but I understand I really do man had a ton of pressure on him just think about it man i couldn't handle it either id have to be on something to its a shame really is such a beautiful talented man

[@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk]

Elvis was drug dependant, not drug addicted. You're posting shit.

[@davidyoung1962]

As a recovering addict I know how it is.

[@suryadas6987]

Red, Sonny and David = 🐀🐀🐀 What a shame The KING didn't realize that he didn't need these jesters earlier....years earlier.

[@larrymalato3639]

I think he was fascinated with reading, and with his books. Never want to sleep, always exploring. I'dh've done it too

[@robert2628]

those guys could have walked away and gotten Jobs like The Rest of The World.

[@guynese977]

they could have and if it wrer me I would have. they were trying to save him..if that doesnt prove it, then I dont what else to say.

[@lisadamico8278]

@@guynese977 Elvis had vultures all around him. Including Priscilla. She spends her time working on her so called legacy. She has another movie due out next year. These so called friends of Elvis gave those interviews so they could make themselves look like they were trying to help their friend. Everyone of these people used him. Elvis put a roof over their head, cars, vacations. You name it. They were the ones constantly giving him those pills bc if he didn't get out there and perform then there would be no money. Priscilla is spending her time trying to make herself smell like a rose before she dies. All of these hangers on say the same thing. They loved Elvis. The hangers on are all dead and Priscilla needs to get over herself and spend time with her grandchildren.

[@nightflight1454]

Yeah ,but most guys that age are never going to leave a party like that for a real job ..

[@robert2628]

@@nightflight1454 I guess what I meant was, it seemed like a less than natural way to live. for them as well as for Elvis.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

You mad? Why not live the life ? Don’t get high and mighty

[@robertmartinez4174]

what a totally Unnatural Life for these guys. and of course for Elvis. they should have left Elvis if things were so bad.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

They were partying their asses off

[@slavisakovacevic5575]

Yup, guy was enormous bis G force that still travels around the world and hits the people so hard..

[@armandonieves1277]

What I don't understand, is that he was a human being that needed help big time, and nobody did enough or care, it was all about money first always. That's sad.

[@picklesmom735]

Red West tried to help him but got kicked out by Elvis.

[@phoenixmodellingphotography]

Did you even watch the video you're commenting this on?

[@dewilew2137]

@@phoenixmodellingphotography of course he didn’t. These people are so content being blind, they don’t want to know the truth.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Addicts can only help themselves

[@theodoreconstantini2548]

Prescription drugs like downers , uppers ,, and synthetic opiates are the hardest drugs to come off . Considering the amount and variety of drugs Elvis, was taking his only chance to get off them was to go into a specialist clinic for 6 months. I think it would have taken that long to ween him off maybe longer. I don't think he could have stuck it out for that long but that was his only chance to give up the drugs.

[@timinla64]

It’s a sad fact. You simply cannot help an addict who is hell-bent on pursuing their addiction. They’ll get rid of you before they’ll give it up. I’ve lived with it before..it’s not fun.

[@westnblu]

Whatever the addiction its only ever the symptom never the cause. Look in a persons soul and there u will have the answer

[@robertsmit9872]

I love Elvis and I grew up on Elvis from the time he started. Elvis had the power to change the way things were going. He chose not to! He wanted and needed the mafia around him. Loved the status quo and the friendship. He could have gotten rid of Col. Parker and set up the shows whenever and wherever he wanted. Including going to Europe or wherever. Kept the guys essential to his performing and hired out the others. Could of gone to rehab, got sober and hopefully meet a woman to live the rest of his life with. But he loved the adoration from as many woman as possible. Don't feel sorry for Elvis! He wasn't the spoiled child his mother doted after anymore. He was a grown man that helped bring on his own self destruction.

[@youtubeuserthinker]

Don't think he was spoiled - greatly loved and cherished, perhaps. He supported his own parents financially, from about the age of 18 if not earlier from part-time jobs.

[@INSIDELOOKTVSHOW]

So sad people around him didn't help him get off drugs they did it with him. Johnny Cash was lucky people around him helped him get better.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

You cannot help addicts who do not want to stop

[@edbigtruck]

Before anyone did anything Elvis did everything. Sadly drugs took it all away.

[@souk6965]

wasn't Sonny west one of his so called friends who wrote that tell all book?

[@GaryHanlon-ee7xw]

Gone too soon. Your legacy will live on.

[@marlenebosnell3084]

Elvis was my love & I think he was my onleylove❤

[@DIANEDONOFRIO]

Elvis was a human being first and foremost...and a very caring one at that. The killers were the legal contracts he was keeping up with financially and from all three culprits that caused exhaustion beyond any human beings capability...three culprits were RCA Victor, Colonel Tom Parker, and William Morris Agency...add to that legal law suits forcing him to 'pay' from other angles, like what he had to pay Priscilla from the divorce and a law suit he had to pay out to a fan who sued from being hurt by Sonnie and Red West's aggressiveness. Elvis' own daughter sang it best in her song....'Nobody Noticed'. No doubt a song sung from a grieving daughter who lost her father who she loved dearly, sincerely and from her heart. Because he was Elvis, nobody really knew or understood that they were killing him from all angles, taking more and more from him without him having any means of truly sorting through it all and ending the parasitic taking that was taking place...He was KILLED by parasites, human parasites that took as much as they could and left him to die...alone and without helping him out of that hell. Elvis was KILLED BY FINANCIAL ABUSE. This is a fact that needs to be acknowledged. I wish he found a real lawyer that could have sifted through all of the mess, and help him counter sue some of the parasitic monsters that sunk their claws into the most talented man that has ever walked planet earth. Elvis deserves understanding from the people who love him. These guys who claim themselves his 'friends', didn't seem to have a clue about what was really killing him. The strain of the financial abusers sucking him dry day in and day out....all Elvis knew was to keep going and never to give up...and he didn't. You will see that in his last performance. He gave his ALL until he had nothing left to give. Elvis...You are loved by millions of people across the globe, including myself. You were killed by FINANCIAL ABUSE, a known fact, now brought about for the world to see in the movie, ELVIS. One person did the research, read through all of the paper and the contracts and that person was Baz Luhrmann. He honored you in a movie and showed in that movie that you tried to fight back and almost succeeded, but when you tried to escape, they sunk their claws in even further and you died as a result trying to keep up with their legal demands and expectations.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

He was an addict! If you’ve never been one you have no idea what you are talking about

[@kitharrison8799]

They were all complicit in eachothers' substance abuse. Good friends and enablers all.

[@debbiegibson3703]

These guys claimed to have loved Elvis but couldn’t save him from the Prescription Drugs. Maybe they were afraid of having to give up their lifestyle through Elvis. A man by the name of Johnny Cash, who was a wonderful entertainer headed down the same road as Elvis was SAVED by a little lady who loved him enough to put her wants and needs aside to save this man she had not been with musically for only a short time. She wasn’t after anything from Johnny Cash materialistically, she loved him and wanted to save him and his career. June Carter Loved him enough to sacrifice everything for Johnny Cash. She and her dear family helped to save Johnny Cash and she later was proud to become Mrs. June Carter Cash. Johnny and June performed, lived, loved and died within years apart very, very happy and Johnny drug free because someone was willing to give and love him that much without expecting anything in return. I love Elvis Presley, I love Johnny Cash. Don’t even begin to tell me that NO ONE could save Elvis Presley. Elvis was the GOAT for any and everybody that came into and out of his life. NO ONE CARED or LOVED Elvis enough to grab him up, take him away from all of the money and mess. Everyone, including Miss Priscilla, was too worried about the end of the money train. Money at that time to EVERY DARN INDIVIDUAL involved in Elvis’s life, be it big or small, was FAR MORE IMPORTANT than the LIFE of ELVIS AARON PRESLEY. A worry of $$$$’s for a wonderful man’s life? What would any of you do today if Elvis came to spend the day with you? How many sorries would there be? How uncomfortable would you feel setting in the same room with the man you helped send to an early grave? All book writers, 500 or more, how would answer those questions he may ask about that SPECIAL book. Priscilla how would you answer questions about Elvis’s daughter, your so called untruths and make believe stories of your EX and Scientology? What would you, anybody do, if Elvis came to spend the day with you? Think about it and answer truthfully and cautiously, remember, you are sitting in the same room as Elvis.

[@dewilew2137]

NO ONE CAN SAVE AN ADDICT FROM THEIR ADDICTION. ABSOLUTELY NO ONE. Not only is that IMPOSSIBLE, it’s also not their responsibility. Elvis was a grown man and a very wealthy man. He didn’t do a damn thing that he didn’t want to do. Think of how many loving mothers and fathers lose their young children to addiction. Does that mean that they didn’t love them enough because they “couldn’t save them”? What a disgusting and ignorant thing to say. An addict WILL NOT get help until he or she is ready to do so of their own volition. There is NOTHING anyone can do. It doesn’t matter who you are.

[@Key-ho3qi]

This!! June and Johnny Cash are a perfect example. I was just referencing them the other day. I was looking for this comment. Many people have stood by their families, friends and/or partners through addiction and saw them through. It has been and will always be possible! He had health issues, yes however the unfortunate prescription medication made it so much worse. It’s sad to see/hear that such a beautiful man that gave so much was given nothing really in return by the ones that claimed to love him. May he rest in peace happy now with the Presley family. 🕊️❤️

[@jayjones7776]

I don’t think that’s 100% true. And addict is an addict and no matter how much love and times you try if they don’t want help that’s it. They have to want help.

[@Key-ho3qi]

@@jayjones7776 Exactly we have to remember that, they are addicts, therefore it will not be easy. You have to stick to it and not give up on them. There will be setbacks and times when they will fall, it's part of the journey. I'm speaking from experience of dealing with addicts, addicted to different things. They do and will want it however, addiction is not easy to overcome. It can take years but if you truly love and care for them, you stand by them and sometimes even suffer with them. For it to work, it does take time.

[@victoriacowan4817]

How can u make assumptions like that a addict is addict you can't save them its up the individual otherwise they will end up taking you down too . Look what the members of the Memphis Mafia just said !!

[@juanabarrientos2358]

No tengo nada que preguntarle... Sabes que Elvis Presley.. está vívo

[@johnpick8336]

Love that Elivis was getting Narcotic Scripts in his employees names and when confronted about it Elvis sa I d "I don't want people to think I'm doing these pills". Lol

[@JoeBilello1969]

Wow, i think the only ones left now are Larry Gellar, Billy Smith and Jerry Shilling😮

[@marthaashley2211]

The one and only ep the greatest of all time then now and forever tcb forever ♥️

[@janetcoombes8483]

People who are secures and happy. do not take medication There was such depression sadness lonlieness inside Elvis at that time that he would take whatever gave him peace and sleep, He needed help longtime help maybe a year at least from everything and every body. He had been working so hard since he was a teenager mainly to help family and friends or give his money away

[@DevoJetBoy8680]

The wild west lifestyle beats the current goofy day & age we're living in any day of the week! Nowadays you can't do anything without some vulture swooping in on you. Elvis might have gone off the rails, but I'd still rather have been wild and free like he was than living under the magnifying glass of 2023 where you can't do anything without some finger-wagging asswipe giving you the side-eye.

[@KingofmyDomain]

He's talking about coming into Vegas on the 15 FWY. I drove that at night the first time I went there and there's nothing on the road, pitch black and then off in the distance it looked like the sun was coming up. I knew those were the lights of Vegas. I knew I was getting close.

[@B1keN3rd]

He was lonely. Didn't pay his bodyguards or staff, but everyone and their families all taken care of. When he wanted something every one got one. This is from a book written by a close BG.

[@allthefluff]

How stupid Elvis was to give these pills to his friends & in their names. All the meds he took were so strong, meant for cancer patients, but they all interact with each other. Just so so stupid & stupid of the Dr's to keep giving them to him. Someone should have had the guts to say no to him!!!!!

[@JimmyMins]

Nobody knew back then

[@oldhollywoodangels]

I understand, but writing a book as revenge was the nail on the coffin for him probably

[@shakirfoster9292]

This part of elvis's life is rarely discussed.

[@perrysar5954]

You can't question a KING....ANY KING!!!

[@eamonwright7488]

If only Elvis could’ve aligned himself with a better crowd of “friends” These dudes grifted and manipulated Elvis until the day he died. Then they run to the first publisher they can to spill all of Elvis’s secrets. They talk about when he was at his most vulnerable, and laugh about it like frat boys after a kegger. Sorry, but these guys and the Colonel were the worst things to happen to Elvis. RIP 👑..

[@deboisblanc]

Man it's hard to believe all those guys are gone.

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

Yes, and they often get blamed for Elvis's addiction.

[@Johndoe345-k2d]

good

[@AnneliesRosseel]

Jerry Schilling is still alive

[@Sergigrinkovvolponyfan]

I cried for weeks when Sonny died. I was really close to him.

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

@@Sergigrinkovvolponyfan Sonny was always my favorite.

[@t.ronthomas7607]

Truth is these guys rode Elvis's success wagon & milked it for a few decades, they didn't want to lose the easy money Cash cow, took it's toll on Elvis

[@leemontoya8028]

Like the reporter asked! why didn't you guys protect him! They said protect him? How can you protect someone from them selves? You cant! Sad! We love Elvis!

[@patriciamcpherson4667]

I read he was in pain all the time.

[@Slipmahoney21]

These guys allowed it to happen until they were kicked off the gravy train. Once they were cut off, they ratted him out. I lost alot of respect for Red West after learning about this. A group of mooches that clung on to Elvis!

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

They were all addicts

[@Slipmahoney21]

@@jacobjorgenson9285I hadn’t heard that, but it makes sense.

[@petofi97]

The Memphis Enablers. They turned Elvis' death into a forty-five year cottage industry. Somehow, not a great look.

[@helenalexanderbristow1187]

It is said that both Liberace and Frank Sinatra tried to help him and it did no good. So sad.

[@MarthaCofer-i6h]

My brother was at Ft.Hood Texas in the Army the same time Elvis was. He never took drugs. So it was not what caused or started his addiction. Reality is we lost the man with the greatest voice ever. Not to mention the most handsome. Great memories..

[@jeffsymons4535]

Hundreds of thousands of Americans who served went onto have problems with addiction. Your brother was lucky.

[@kathryngreen6628]

My mom was the only one in my life that never gave up on me. I feel if ms glady would have love his life would be different. It’s true you have to want to get cleaned.

[@Malama_Ki]

It’s lonely at the top. He had no real friends to call him out. Who knows, it might’ve saved his life. Everyone enabled him.

[@billdaniels7815]

Sonny would have written another book and sold it u know to help Elvis

[@gusjackson3658]

They were all saying to each other how bad it was, while at the same time they were also all individually jockeying for a closer position to him by ratting out the others. Because being a yes man just never works.

[@davidhumphries853]

Judy Garland of rock

[@G36Jeff]

What does that mean

[@davidhumphries853]

@@G36Jeff her constant use of pills.

[@termsofusepolice]

It's too bad Elvis never made a movie that was even 1/100th as good as The Wizard Of Oz.