The Memphis Mafia Discuss Elvis Presley's Health Problems - Part 2

The men who knew Elvis best, The Memphis Mafia, talk with each other about Elvis in his worst state, and what led to his eventual tragic passing. How did it become as bad as it was? How much did his friends and family try to help? At what point was he too far gone?
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[@Sabaa81]

This man lived for the world. He was an entertaining puppet . The poor man was suffering internally. I love Elvis . One and only .

[@JHargis68]

It's almost impossible to save someone from themselves. Even someone you love dearly.

[@somelady96]

You are very right! It’s a sad reality.

[@irisrodriguez7753]

Sad to say but true

[@Mary-po4ti]

Completely true.

[@tolistolis8277]

I read slash biography and in the drug crap he say:first time the managment put me in a rehab center in arizona in the middle of nowhere,i dont like to be there,so after a week i take my things and leave. And continue:this medical places clinics make miracles to you only IF the mind is ready and want to cut the drugs. If the mind dont want,so the body cleance and when you go out,its matter or time to throw your self in the drugs.

[@cg4700]

Yes agreeeeee

[@mozaika5598]

When He👑died I was 21.He was always"magical",eye-catching like no other..Elvis Presley ..I have his music in my heart every day,every difficult day.And it's His secret that he's still among us,all over the world.He was sensitive,charismatic and very generous,but this great artist with a unique charm was also a human being.He had problemes,weaknesses and fears.He was sick from childhood,more and more seriously with time.The musical output he left behind is huge and still moves us with his wonderful voice straight from the heart.And that's the most importamt thing/I thing💖🇵🇱

[@NurtureSound]

❤

[@walterbyrne5888]

As a lifelong fan:. I see pictures of him at the end and I think all he probably wants to do is lie down. The pain is so evident in his face. The courage, strength, and discipline that it took for him to go on stage when all he wanted to do was find a quiet corner and close his eyes. We've all been there at some point. I know I have. I'm not saying he didn't have a drug problem. But I respect him so much for his inner strength. I always feel his hurt and sadness when I see those last photos. God bless him.

[@jimcowan8770]

Well,. That was a whole Lot of the problem! Elvis Couldn’t sleep! He suffered from insomnia from childhood! He always had trouble sleeping!

[@jimcowan8770]

@ELVIS 2022 I don’t know why! I just know he suffered from insomnia for a long time! Is there some way dr’s can diagnose what causes insomnia?

[@jimcowan8770]

@ELVIS 2022 Why what? What do you mean?

[@jimcowan8770]

@ELVIS 2022 Huh? What Do You Mean? Again! 🙄. I don’t know what you take because I don’t have insomnia!!! What Are You Talking About? Again!

[@jimcowan8770]

@ELVIS 2022 And because of which person? What Are You Trying To Say?

[@Somee989]

A dedicated fan should make a film about these men. The way some grew up on the same streets as Elvis & went on that crazy ride to the top. Not until recently, have I understood how important they were for Elvis to be Elvis.

[@HeavenlyPresley-Tonya]

LMAOOOOOO!!!!! FOR ELVIS TO BE ELVIS??? WTH DOES THAT MEAN? THEY EXPOSED HIM IN A BOOK SONNY & RED WEST DID -- "ELVIS WHAT HAPPENED" ELVIS READ IT AND DIED 10 DAYS LATER HIS DAD SAID THE BOOK BROKE HIS HEART -- IN HIS 1978 ARTICLE EXCLUSIVE WITH GOOD HOUSEKEEPING -- THEY TURNED ON ELVIS BECAUSE THEY GOT FIRED THINKING ELVIS FIRED THEM VERNON DID --- BOOM LET'S WRITE A BOOK AND EXPOSE THE VERY MAN THAT DID EVERYTHING FOR US!!!!! AND WAS LOYAL AND FAITHFUL TO THEM - THEN RED WEST RECORDSSSS A LONG PHONE CALL WITH ELVIS TALKING TO HIM AND RED WHINING ABOUT LOSING HIS HOME ETC -- ELVIS WAS NICE POLITE AND APOLOGIZED AND RED JUST KEPT TRYING TO MAKE ELVIS FEEL GUILTY -- AND REDDDD MADE IT PUBLIC ITS HERE ON KZbin ---

[@gglendinningok]

Yip, i was hopin we'd have gotten at least SOME of that from the recent Elvis movie, was hoping Larry geller's role would have been highlighted, i read his book many years back, fabulous, insight to Elvis spiritual side, which is why he wanted larry around full time, his girlfriends were very spiritual also, mindy miller comes to mind, we are all aware of the misic history, i was hoping the movie would have revealed more of the man himself, certainly his relationships with the guys close to him

[@bevelvis4ever44]

INGREDIBLE VIDEO, WITH THE GUYS THAT KNEW HIM TALKING. ITS PRICELESS, ITS ONE OF THE BEST........

[@SharonMatthews-h3w]

I read the book Destined to Die Young by Sally Hoedel, it goes in depth on Elvis family medical history, his mother's and his illnesses. Its greatly researched. He had alot of genetic hereditary illnesses, so many, glaucoma in both eyes in his 30s, thats not normal, insomnia, sleep walking, night terrors all at an early age, insomnia never left, bowel, intestinal issues since birth, then liver, lungs, heart problems, high blood pressure, diabetes, severe arthritis in neck and back, all by age 42. Not mormal. The book really explains alot, he was dealing with so much, no wonder he became addicted to pain pills. No MRI back then, different thinking of health, if he had only gotten the right medical care, if only all the Memphis Mafia guys had of known all of his real medical issues and of course Elvis kept it quiet, he was embarrassed especially the bowel problems, he needed a colostomy bag, but he refused, thus making things worse

[@Wowvis-lc9us]

I still watch that 68 Special to remind me of Greatness 🙂

[@CynthiaNelson-kt2po]

AMEN!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🫶🫶🫶🫶

[@cg4700]

All his men loved him. I don’t care what anyone says. No one could have saved Elvis but Elvis.

[@reginamartins685]

I agree but it's not easy to find a way out, a solution....he was in a trap! And couldn't scape for himself. Or, let's face it...maybe he accepted his destiny and let it happen though.

[@danarias2929]

Wrong

[@sophiaraq]

I always have a hard time taking Larry Geller serious. He seems just a little too dramatic and I don’t think he he was around Elvis as much as he portrays.

[@jimcowan8770]

@@sophiaraq No,. He wasn’t

[@thomasandersen2938]

​@@danarias2929is is ths truth

[@pamelatipson1705]

I felt sorry for the way Elvis felt so sad he will be very missed .l love his music 🎵 so much Rip loved for ever x😊

[@hectormedina7198]

May Elvis Rest In Peace, Amen!

[@CynthiaNelson-kt2po]

Shame on u!!! The King is alive and well!!!❤😂

[@roymarksberry4152]

All these guys love him very much

[@jimcowan8770]

Elvis had a saying & it Really Applies here,. Don’t Judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes,. Elvis said that all the time,.& it’s true!

[@lanaclerk6371]

Jim that is absolutely correct. I've used that phrase on several know-it-alls many times. Glad to see you refer to it also.

[@jimcowan8770]

@@lanaclerk6371 Right,. He said that all the time! Just very irritating when people start talking about Elvis & they have No Idea!

[@richardsoderkvist6383]

God love these guys you can see they really cared about him.

[@hayleypaget4406]

I am so sad learning about this now. My dad was a massive fan and Elvis died before I was born. I am now 42. I have suffered with insomnia my whole life. I have bouts of high blood pressure and depression. I had wrongly judged the words "drugs", "uppers", "downers", until I had found out I had been on the same anti depressants, anti anxiety pills, the same sleeping meds or rebranded versions treating the same thing. He worked 24/7 and was probably scared if he stopped his career was over. These pills have withdrawal symptoms, you have panic attacks etc. And we have more knowledge now. Night terrors and sleep paralysis etc, very real, hyper visual dreams. Since I've learned this, everything I've thought I knew changed. The dependency is real. 6 months off at this age sounds like retirement. And now I am his age, he's just a youngster, and it's heartbreaking. He really needed a rest and to recover. I can see how he just saw it as a prescription and how alienating and lonely insomnia is from others. He must have been in so much pain. He gave his fans everything to give a good show. Bless him. I never got it, I never understood the mania. Now I have so much more understanding and respect ❤❤

[@cleret1407]

The artist is one thing, the human being is another: ELVIS PRESLEY.

[@johnclaba1457]

He didnt say that....he said the IMAGE is one thing and the human being another.

[@reginamartins685]

I truly understand them. When we share close moments along the loved ones, it's clear when they are to die! And many times it's a one way process.... there's no how to avoid! Hard to go through!!! If we suffer....I can imagine them! 😢

[@Sergigrinkovvolponyfan]

I knew Sonny West really well and he would cry when he talked to me about Elvis!

[@susanashook3803]

Lisa Marie said on a talk show how she did not like Sonny and Red west 😢😢😢

[@jesssands5349]

They all cried. They loved him.

[@jesssands5349]

@@susanashook3803I’m sorry she didn’t , she didn’t not know the beginning of their lives only the last years. Unless she saw something, but Billy would not be involved with them in the later years. I wonder if their book and Priscilla influenced her thoughts on them?

[@VicDiniMagic]

What amazes me is the fans (with blinders on) that get so upset and blame his friends like in this video, saying they took him down, they didn't take care of him?? Come on' wakey, wakey. You can't protect a man from himself period. Elvis was a big boy! He died way to soon but it was his own doing unfortunately. But he will always be remembered as the King.

[@TerriStallworth]

I think if he could have taken a year to quit touring, he might have made it. Maybe he could have gotten better.but so many people relied on him to live, I'm sure he felt like he couldn't take a day off. He had relatives on his payroll, all those guys. He had to pay Priscilla a boatload. How could he stop working? He couldn't take the time to get better.

[@maripazperez2795]

Pobrecito mio no fue capaz de controlar sus acciones y su querido doctor Nic le daba todo lo que el pedía, que pena que nadie tuviera el acierto de hacer algo para ayudarte. Elvis Presley eternamente el Rey, siempre en nuestros corazones. ❤❤❤ 🌹🌹🌹

[@angelacarbon4010]

Dr. Nick tried to help by weaning him off the drugs but Elvis noticed and went to additional doctors, called, 'dr. shopping'.

[@garyr7027]

Elvis's biggest enemy was Col. Parker who refused to let him quit or even slow down. Parker only cared about the money, he didn't give two cents about Elvis.

[@silverstar4289]

Lisa Marie, Jerry Schilling, George Klein didn’t blame Parker. Lisa told Dave Letterman her dad was a hard man to manage, and Parker could. Schilling worked for him. George Klein said Parker did about 80% right and 20% wrong

[@jasonhutter7534]

Elvis's biggest enemy was Elvis, God bless him.

[@CynthiaNelson-kt2po]

F_ _ ki_ g A Bubba!!! The Colonel killed ELVIS 👑🙏🤒😞❤️‍🩹💯🫶🎸🎤📺🧸...

[@defaultusername123]

​​​@@silverstar4289they definitely a more complicated relationship than the media has portrayed to the masses, that's for sure. Like many things and people in life Col. wasn't all right and wasn't all wrong either.

[@Suzanne-t3l]

​@@silverstar4289Yeah, Lisa was there and seen everything in the 1970's. 😮

[@Jim_L]

Elvis was the first mega-famous sex symbol. He had no road map. He had to make it up as he went along. Unfortunately, he couldn't figure it out ("it" being how to handle all the fame and all the stuff that came with it). I think he freaked out a lot of big-time famous people after him, and THEY got to learn from Elvis. Mick Jagger is still around today, because he knew when it was time to chill on the partying and start paying very close attention to his health, like what to eat and the need for exercise. Same with all The Beatles. Look at people like Sting, like Springsteen, and others. But poor Elvis had no one to emulate.

[@reginamartins685]

He was a hero! Because a person to do what he did and how he did it all.... suffering like this.....He has my deepest respect 💜

[@colleenluiz3678]

The people closest to him had to have seen what was going on but were in denial. No one thought anything would happen because Elvis was looked at as invisible. I believe Elvis knew in his heart he was on this earth for long.

[@V8Deuce]

You're dead wrong!

[@silverdragon710]

invincible *

[@ladybuggs11]

They tried to help him, however money and power will buy you what you want. Lisa had an issue with the Memphis Mafia, but she also knew her dad was going to get what he wanted.

[@houston5568]

Its very difficult to speak up to the hand that feeds you; Elvis had a very hot temper no one wanted to be at the receiving end of this; these men also had families and depended on Elvis for income; these men also did not have any skills since so many of them were with him from their twenties.

[@jimcowan8770]

@@houston5568 Exactly Right!

[@defaultusername123]

I feel for Lamar Fike, imagine knowing and seeing someone everyday (someone the world loved), seeing them decline of their own volition but you can't stop them or save them because no one wants to hear it. It didn't take a genius to know what was going on with Elvis, even back then. Also, I know Sonny West isn't exactly beloved in the Elvis fan community but actually saying Elvis wasn't a saint and that he knew what was going on too is important in all this. All I know is if Elvis took care of HIMSELF more, he would of been around with us all, enjoying life, still carving new paths, a lot longer, but alas. May he R.I.P. 👑

[@mr.majestic3851]

Fike was one a few who saw the problem .

[@kiethee]

I think it’s hard to judge when you weren’t there he was under so much pressure to keep on doing these shows couldn’t take time off I think a lot of people knew about his health but couldn’t say anything in case of getting fired and I think elvis knew but by that time he was so dependant on the drugs wouldn’t listen to anyone so he kept on going and eventually it killed him so many times we see this happen to stars it starts when they are young and rise to fame so quickly they can’t always deal with it and the pressure that comes with it and also what the fans expect and what the media does shame it has to end that way

[@richardsoderkvist6383]

I think the Memphis Mafia all the guys they really cared about Elvis as well as Priscilla and his dad but it was such an awkward situation. He wanted to keep going to please his fans he enjoyed performing.And he knew that they depended on him and visa versa.

[@kristine0]

Elvis also had tons of people on his payroll. I saw an interview once where one of the guys said that they told him to take some time off. Elvis said that he couldn’t. He has too many people who depend on him. I also read that the band members went to Priscilla to try and get her to get him help because she was the only one he would listen to. She tried, he listened, but never got the help he so desperately needed.

[@danc3693]

@@kristine0 I don’t think the issue was so many people were on his payroll. The issue was The Colonel took 50% - absurd and Elvis and Vernon LET IT happen. Elvis was the star and he could’ve canned The Colonel’s ass. Plenty of stars would’ve done the same!

[@kristine0]

Oh, the Colonel DEFINITELY had a lot to do with Elvis’s money problems and screwed Elvis, BIG TIME but Elvis also had a ton of people to support and, we all know, he spent money like crazy because it made him happy to see other people happy. Now, I know the movie isn’t 100% accurate, but it shows you how Elvis really didn’t realize how much control he had over his own finances and how Parker was lying and making him believe he owed everything that Parker had spent. Vernon also should have NEVER been in charge of Elvis’s finances. The only reason Parker recommended him was to get on his and Gladys’s good side. I believe none of this would of happened if Gladys would have lived.

[@synchronicity1470]

@@richardsoderkvist6383 i don't know.....When you listen to the MM spilling their guts & dumping on Elvis they sure seemed to be coming from a judgmental, deeply personally harmful stance. But I can see where they'd grow angry & frustrated and want to wash their hands of someone lost in addiction. Sadly, even family members throw away our loved ones. All I can say is DON'T GIVE UP ON THEM. If they die you will live to regret it. Try to see them as someone in the grips of something they can't see their way out of. Don't hate THEM, hate what the disease did to them or is doing to them. 💜

[@richardsoderkvist6383]

God love these guys you can see they really were concerned and cared for him very much.

[@frankieelvisbarbieri5495]

I know that many things were said about the ‘guys’….. but , I was lucky enough to meet many of them Back in the days.. there is no doubt in my mind they cared for Elvis, you could see it in their eyes, and we must also realize ( especially in the late 70’s) it was extremely difficult to approach Elvis given his state of mind. Its as if you are stuck between a rock and a wall. Not an easy situation for the guys to be in…. Most of them are gone now, and hopefully reunited with King Elvis’

[@nytemyst72]

He came along in a perfect time for his fame and career but in the worst for his health problems and addictions. We probably wouldn't think twice now if he would announce he needed treatment for health and drug issues. There is more focus now on prescription drug overuse and I would like to hope that if Elvis wanted to (that is the only way) that he would have gotten help for his colon issues and the medication issues. He didn't abuse alcohol(thank God or for sure the mix of that and pills would have got him earlier) but he was under that mindset that the precriptions were needed and Dr. prescribed so that was ok. He was taken advantage of by his manager and anyone else who thought they could due to his nature of being giving and nice. A terrible combo and in my opinion it is amazing we had him with us for as long as we did. Sadly it could have been a lot longer.

[@steveparish9210]

Poor Elvis a tragedy, but he also had a hell of a lot fun!

[@jimdavis2385]

If you've dealt with an addict in your family, you know nothing changes until the person wants to change. In the case of Elvis, he believed he needed the drugs and that they were prescribed correctly by his doctors. Sadly, to pay $ 2 million to Priscilla after the divorce in 1973, Elvis sold the rights to his music, leaving him dependent on touring as his only source of income. It might have worked had he gone overseas, but for Elvis, it just became a grind.

[@jimcowan8770]

Did he tell you that? That it had become a grind? Elvis hated doing Vegas! Especially after they started a rumor about him,. He was Sick in the bed with fever of 102,. Someone at the hotel started saying Elvis was strung out on heroine! That Really Pissed him off! After that he didn’t want to do Vegas anymore! Elvis actually enjoyed doing live shows,. He enjoyed seeing the fans!

[@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk]

Elvis Presley was drug dependent and not drug addicted.

[@jimcowan8770]

@@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk Elvis took all kinds of meds for his health,. Heart disease, high blood pressure,. Glaucoma, twisted colon,. Most of the meds he took,. He Had to take just to live! He took some pain meds because he was in severe pain from the twisted colon, glaucoma & a few other things! Elvis Always suffered from insomnia,. So he Always Had to have something to help him sleep,. In order for that to work,. He had to take something to help him wake up! You’re right,. Addict is Not the Right word,. I guess dependent might be the right word,. Cause he Did Need Most of the meds.! Problem was,. After so long they don’t work as well!

[@HaedenBeck]

The fans still accepting him and that enabling him too is an interesting take. If the fans stopped when he turned ill, it could have either turned him around or the loss of the love would have made his decline and death even faster.

[@darranmartin7489]

I've often wondered the same. If the fans stopped attending his shows would this have motivated him to get clean and address his health? Or slipped him further into decline. IMO up to 1975 Elvis would have risen to the challenge but post 1975 I think he realised the loss of ambitions been fulfilled and controversley with him been a Southener and Christian upbringing the loss of his wife and child and knowing he was mostly to blame and him never really changing and self medicating his hurt. I think if he'd had survived into the 1980s things would have naturally improved, we all re-evaluate at 50. Only Elvis could have saved Elvis.

[@HaedenBeck]

@@darranmartin7489 I'm not sure what the point of no return was. He fixed himself up for Aloha from Hawaii but then it slowly started to go again until the end. It wasn't just the drugs, even by 73 we're talking about walking around with over a decade reliance on medication that he didn't even see a problem with because it was all from a doctor not off the streets. It was also underlying health conditions, and early deaths run in the family. I guess we tragically saw with Lisa Marie too. Nevertheless, if he somehow maintained himself I wonder what kind of music he would be doing in the 1980s and 1990s? Never gonna give you up almost sounds like an Elvis song, he could do take on me, but a lot of it was faster paced than what he did. He preferred slower and more emotional songs versus the early rock and roll after the movie days.

[@darranmartin7489]

@@HaedenBeck True. Even though he got up for Aloha there was a spark missing from his eye. The voice was there but compared to TTWII and on Tour the energy was gone. Madison Square Garden 72 was more how I wanted Aloha to be but i suppose we would never have the killer version of American Trilogy which after 1000s of views still gives me goosebumps.

[@HaedenBeck]

@@darranmartin7489 That's a little surprising. I love Aloha From Hawaii. It's my go-to music for the gym. The only thing that seems lower energy or less passionate versus Vegas is suspicious minds but it's all there. I figure he held back a little on that one because it's an hour time constraint and he's singing his lungs out the entire time with only one short break in between.

[@danc3693]

Yeah, I saw another interview with one his guys who said if fans had walked away, it would’ve made a difference. A lot of Elvis’s more rabid fans treat him like Jesus Christ and could do no wrong. They make excuses for him or even make up their own facts. Elvis was declining a bit and getting bored even in ‘72 then stepped up for the Aloha Concert. The decline after that from ‘74 to ‘77 was swift. His behavior on stage got weird, his taste in stage clothes and haircuts declined, IMO. His mental state was poor (people around him have said so) and his drug abuse skyrocketed. By the way, I’m 64 and a big fan since age 6 or 7 - but being a big fan does not require me to believe Elvis was perfect or to be naive about his problems.

[@MTknitter22]

It cannot be blamed on others the decisions that Elvis made. YOU choose your habits and your habits become who you are. It was never a healthy thing for Elvis to be so socially isolated and a bunch of grown men living like college boys in a frat house up into their 40’s. Elvis became a superstar while young and had been catered to and worshipped his whole life. Nobody said no to him. It was a sad sight those last few years.

[@syourke3]

Nobody chooses to become an addict. In those days, doctors handed out uppers and downers like aspirin tablets. Elvis was hooked on these prescribed frogs long before he became aware of having a problem. A lot of show biz people got addicted to these prescribed pills.

[@ladybuggs11]

If it was prescribed they didn’t look at it as bad back then. We now know Polypharmacy is dangerous.

[@jimcowan8770]

@@syourke3 Exactly Right

[@andrewmiller4885]

You nailed it Charlotte. What you said and described is precisely what unfolded in the life of Elvis Presley. So sad really, enormous success, and yet equally as much tragedy. Thanks for your comment.

[@jimcowan8770]

@@andrewmiller4885 So,. How well did you know Elvis? Did you work for him?

[@seadrifter8975]

Hard to watch that 77 clip in the movie 🎬 he had so much weight and water retention on his body/face ? At least Fike is honest here. Elvis was overworked and let down by his management team , doctors, and closest friends. He looked pretty helpless in the end ? Tragic end to his life .

[@andrewmiller4885]

IF LAMER FIKE IS TELLING THE TRUTH HERE, THEN LAMAR WAS A GOOD SOUL. Only someone who truly loves you and has no vested interest, is willing to confront you and face your wrath. What has always bothered me immensely is Priscilla, she darn well knew what was going on. She could see the condition Elvis was in even after their divorce. However, she walked out and never looked back unless she had something to gain from Elvis. Where the bloody hell was she? This is the woman who claims to this day she loves him and always has, and that she never stopped loving him. Yeah right. He may have listened to her, but then again maybe not. She was only married to him for 5 minutes, before she was off bedding dancing and karate instructors. Thank you for this video. There is footage here I have never seen before. It was all very sad. However, as a die-hard Elvis fan we want to know as much as we can about Elvis. Thank you.

[@ladybuggs11]

She was with him 10-years. How do you know what she did and didn’t do behind closed doors. A man like Elvis had the power and money to do whatever he wanted.

[@georgiabelle5176]

He moved her in his house when she was a 14 year old child. There is blame on his side … he wasn’t an angel

[@ladybuggs11]

@@georgiabelle5176 She didn’t move in with him at 14, she met him at 14.

[@mariannekitson8708]

BS ! She didn't move to Graceland til she was 17!

[@jimcowan8770]

@@georgiabelle5176 She actually lived with Vernon & Dee! Not at GL!

[@valeriehofmann2615]

Im tired of them saying they didnt see it or know. Then they say another time how they couldnt help him but knew he wasnt well

[@jamiemcmurtrey3154]

I remember Kathy West Morland said He’d beg her to massage his legs after his concerts 🥲❤️ He made it all look so good 😢

[@sallyrichardson6078]

The fans would never boo Elvis, no matter how big his weight got, he was a god, he really was and he still is. What ever the magic was, that he possessed, I don’t think,will ever be rivalled. The world needs legends, now more than ever, it’s just a shame that he couldn’t see the brilliance and talent that he possessed. Fame seems to destroy most of these beautiful people, I wonder is it really worth it in the end.

[@mapachehombre7410]

1976 77 Elvis complained "I got pain man not in one spot but all over my body 😢

[@Lynnmur]

Aren’t these the same people who profited from his death by writing books back in the day?

[@Piece-O-Pie]

Totally wrong interpretation of facts; Sonny West wrote 'Elvis, What happened?' together with Red West and Dave Hebler, after they got fired by Vernon (Elvis himself did not have the guts to do that) as a last resort to try and confront Elvis with his unhealthy lifestyle. The people You see in this video were REAL friends.

[@Lynnmur]

If they were true friends they would not have written books about him and profited off their so called friendship. They were mad they got fired and then wrote the books.

[@darranmartin7489]

@@Piece-O-Pie Really? Red and Sonny West were already bad mouthing Elvis to his fans. Elvis did in fact instruct Vernon to pay them severance pay but Vernon chose not to. Sonny admits he wrote the book out of anger. Three middle age men had nothing to pay their way thru life once the gravy train had run out and sold Elvis out. Red even recorded his conversation with Elvis without his knowledge to try and trip Elvis up. Listen to the transcript even after been tipped off about the book Elvis says 'If you need anything just ask' and 'Do what you have to do'. I'll give you an example when a girl overdosed with cough syrup these men along with Elvis tried to cover it up. Why not leave? Like I say I've met these men and whilst I can kinda get my head around Red and Sonny I find Lamar Fike and Dave Hebler crass people.

[@synchronicity1470]

@@darranmartin7489 i am sure that tell-all book crushed Elvis. He probably thought, "after all I have shared with them and all those years together, how could they betray me this way? " I think he lost his drive after trying to fire that ba*&$% Parker and was blackmailed he knew his future was locked into endless touring back and forth across the US. He wanted to do serious dramatic acting and to see the damn world but Parker held him back. He took 50% of the man's earnings and gambled it away like nothing!! Elvis felt trapped yet needed to support the massive enterprise of his business & entourage. Elvis escaped his hopeless situation and physical pain thru drugs. So incredibly sad for this naive, gracious, generous man to end up sick, hopeless, used & betrayed. After ALL he had done for so many.

[@darranmartin7489]

@@synchronicity1470 Couldn't have worded it better...TCB/TLC

[@silverdragon710]

I thought the Memphis Mafia were just parasites that leeched onto him and feed of his money and fame but these guys seem genuine and authentic. He's probably right who said the problem was that his fandom the people accepted him as he was for if they didn't that could have saved him. You can tell they're all so sad about what happened

[@patriciaferrini8652]

Maybe the fans did not know that happened ... or not enough people show him love and strengh to cure himself for a better life. 😭😭😭🙈🙉🙊😭😭😭

[@lynnshrader1218]

All of these guys were parasites except for Jerry Schilling. They all betrayed Elvis. Even his cousin has lied about him since his death. Elvis was good to all of them and they have betrayed him! 🤬. Lisa called them “Slithering Mother F@ckers”.

[@tolistolis8277]

Elvis biggest problem was first,i believe from one point and after,he start to believe his own picture, The biggest problem was :he never thought he have drug problem,and if someone in any bad shape he is,reffuse to accept he/she have serius problem,no one can help him, they put him 2-3-4 times in hospital for detox and still take drugs from the vegas doctors, How can someone help this person?

[@jimcowan8770]

@@tolistolis8277 You have No Clue!

[@Sergigrinkovvolponyfan]

Don’t speak about them that way. I knew Sonny and Red and they loved him. Also people like u don’t know the behind the scenes details. There is alot of things people like u don’t know or understand so stop assuming u know what was really going on!

[@V8Deuce]

Makes me sad to this day. :-(

[@kinghenry1235]

My opinion, he was the pinnacle rockstar. He crashed and burned and solidified his legend.

[@schneir5]

My grandma has been an Elvis fan for as long as I can remember. My favorite singer of all time was Layne Staley. He passed from drugs too. It's really sad. I know what it's like. The last time I shot up was December 17, 2018, when I overdosed on fentanyl.

[@alvenicezarcabeleira8706]

Eu fico tão triste em saber que morreu tão cedo ,e não teve ninguém que conseguisse fazer ele se internar e fazer um tratamento e tirar aquele médico de perto dele ,ajudava tanta gente e ninguém ajudou ele me da muita tristeza. Não me conformo.

[@haroldfadorka3816]

It was all about cranking out the paycheck. He had a huge payroll and supported his family, including Vern his step mom and step brothers. It all started during his service in the army where he was given uppers for night shifts. Plus his arrangement with his greedy manger was unfair a 50% split. Every time Parker incurred a Gambling debt Elvis would be booked in Las Vegas. What a crying shame.

[@12thman85]

These men didn't help Elvis because Elvis was their meal ticket. So they needed him on stage as as much as the colonel.

[@traceygilbert8225]

Lamar said it perfect 👏🏻❤️💔

[@cristinasansegundo5919]

😢❤

[@MDavidG1]

Colonel Parker, who received 50% of Elvis' earnings. had a staggeringly bad gambling addiction, which he could only feed with earnings he obtained from Elvis. He would not let Elvis stop working...

[@garyjameswilson]

These guys were on the payroll

[@johnrider5701]

Elvis was a great entertainer and a generous wonderful human being but sadly he was his own worst enemy. He didn't take care of his health and was in denial about Tom Parker's management of his career..

[@Tcb0835]

Very, very true...sadly.

[@vernwallen4246]

Your heart is the strongest muscle in your body.But one day the heart will say"i've suffered enough abuse,i'm clocking out.😮‍💨

[@silverstar4289]

What happened to him has happen to a lot of families the past ten years. Prescription drugs until one day, they take too much. His step brother Rick Stanley said it plainly when he heard that Elvis died. He took too much this time and died.

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

It wasnt a OD it was years of it .....a drug for this a drug for that shit will put u in a early grave100% years of that. And a poor diet.he had a heartattack elvis was a human just like me and u

[@johnclaba1457]

Elvis didnt OD His death was from chronic drug abuse....not acute drug abuse.

[@richardsoderkvist6383]

God love these guys l believe they really cared about him.

[@kathrynenderby5997]

I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s 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 and Lisa Marie elvis was an amazing fantastic entertainer that ever lived tcb all the way ⚡️⚡️🕺I always live elvis 7:49pm

[@georginataylor9841]

Elvis loved being Elvis and he had the personality that you couldn't tell him what to do, he just wouldn't have listened, so unfortunately you have to let people like that go and whatever happens, happens it was his fate and when your number is up no-one can do anything at all to stop it. Sad but a fact of life. XOXO

[@DAISY-00UK]

Elvis' body blew up because of painkillers they cause incredibly bad constipation (not a spastic colon)...painkillers are killers...add this to poor food habits his body & heart didn't stand a chance...NO doctor stood up to him-hence his death on the toilet..a heart attack caused by severe constipation.

[@chrissullivan40]

All these guys saying that they were worried about Elvis. None of them did anything.

[@joanedwards-de6pl]

Have you listened to them telling what they TRIED to do? He always told them he knew what he was doing. If they got too intense with him, he fired them-hired them back later. Even his cousin has told what he, Billy, did to try to get him to cut back-but Elvis knew the drugs had been diminished because he did not get the feeling he wanted.

[@briangoldy8784]

Lost My Older Brother, 41 Years old.. to Booze, Drugs, Un-Healthy Lifestyle.. He was Living with My Wife an I.. Its very hard.

[@MsAlien911]

He did it his way, in the end. Dying young and famous aint so bad. 😉 Elvis was cool man, no denyin

[@irisrodriguez7753]

Rest in peace Elvis Benjamin Lisa Marie you suffered enough 😢 🙏 💙 ❤️ 💔 😞 😢

[@CynthiaNelson-kt2po]

Speaking of Elvis's sayings...The lightning bolt ⚡ with the letters TCB is Elvis's motto. Taking Care of Budiness. My son, ( 39, ) and me, ( 71, ) wear our TCB necklaces every day❤❤❤❤❤

[@billbarrett6285]

Elvis looked fabulous in rhe picture wirh Linda Thompson at 5:26 in the video. I believe she was good for him and that he would have been much healthier had he and Linda stayed together.

[@deliabianco5259]

To the inner circle; I called him "E" right from the start. And you all know... what all that entailed. Thank you for writing this. You said it like it was. We all saw him sliding down, the divorce was harder on "E" then he let on. That last day I saw "E" ... (The day Joey gave me the tickets.) "E" said, "Always remember there's the man, and then there's the prasona, of the man. I just always thought, I had to live up to the image." "E" knew! As "E" would say..."Fans are wait-en!" BTW.. Who was driving that day? Signed, The Kid..."E" looked back.

[@debragarner4884]

I realize how, the guys were blamed for Elvis death. I just feel, that there was nothing any of them could've done. Elvis road this train all by himself! So sorry,really sorry. He was a kind loving person,who, forgot to care enough for himself.

[@danc3693]

I can guarantee you the uppers Elvis took for many years contributed to the hypertension (high BP). He did himself no favor hiring a family member to cook Southern food for him either - a terrible diet. Elvis wasn’t “prone” to gaining weight, IMO - he had a bad diet and overindulged. He was a compulsive personality and some of his guys would tell you that. He could’ve done what many stars have done for many decades which is hire a professional chef to cook healthy meals. Unfortunately, it was common at that time for stars to crash diet and take speed to lose weight for a project. Clark Gable did it in his older years and child stars were given uppers as well. Elvis did plenty of damage himself when it came to his health. He really didn’t take good care of himself.

[@seadrifter8975]

Agree with you 100% , his diet was really poor ? diet and work toll contributed to his demise, but ultimately, it was his medications and prescriptions that caused his health to decline and finally his organ failure.

[@Memow-pk1ng]

@@seadrifter8975 his weight yo yo d, would indulge, loved those fried peanut butter, banana bacon sandwiches, cholesterol city, could eat a pound of bacon, gravy, biscuits, half doz eggs.. ! Before a filming, go on crash diet, on pills. As did for Hawaii concert, looked trim tanned. 72 been bad yr. Prisc left him , late 71, I'm sure his pride, ego hurt, & got more depressed & more drugs.

[@stampede4107]

Opiates make it hard to shit, too.

[@dewilew2137]

Clark Gable died in his 50s. What “older years”?

[@jimcowan8770]

@Big Papa Stovepipe Exactly Right!

[@alexchristian1463]

Larry is such a nice person I mean I believe he's not friends with Elvis but maybe he helped do his hair

[@concepciongallo229]

Soy fans. No entiendo el ingles por lo q. Puedo ver Elvis. Trabajo mucho. Para mantener a muchos. Gente amigos que lo rodeaban por conveniencia prsila lo traicionó divorcio. Medico chanta. Elvis nose drogaba nadie hiso nada por el ahora ya. Pasaron años discuten lo mismo es hora que dejena rey del rock en paz viva elvis Elvis por siempre ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ único inrepetible perdimos un tesoro Elvis Presley mejor ❤❤ rey de la música ❤❤❤❤❤❤2023. 29. 12.

[@dianadarrell1905]

You cannot "help" someone if that person does not want the "help" and it does not matter what you do nor what you don't do it can't be done . I learned that the hard way from being married to a drug addict myself .

[@khalilahdavis8748]

I love Elvis, but it seemed to me that he was very prideful. He knew he wasn't well but refused to accept help.

[@patriciaferrini8652]

Maybe he was scared about all the change of behavior he should overcome...

[@sandybarr684]

He wanted to be the person to help everyone else with all of their problems.

[@carpyl]

None of those guys knew how sick Elvis really was.

[@Patracat]

Haven't you been listening to this? They have all said they saw Elvis' health going downhill and they discussed it with each other and with Elvis, but he threatened to sack them when they tried to tell him what to do for his own sake. I love Elvis as much as any other fan, but the more I learn about him, the more I think he was very stupid in some ways. Kind, generous, compassionate, and loving to those around him, but to ignore the needs of your own physical body is dangerous and stupid.

[@carpyl]

@@Patracat they still had no clue how sick he actually was. Neither did his Dr. Autoimmune disease was not really known at the time. So, I stand by my comment. The MM mostly attributed it to the drugs, but the drugs kept him going as long as they could.

[@Patracat]

@@carpyl OK I get you now. Medical science has advanced so much since Elvis died, and they understand more about how the body works, and how drugs affect it. But I still believe Elvis' family and friends knew Elvis was ill, even if they didn't understand exactly what was wrong. Dr Nick and Larry knew more than the others because they were more educated.

[@carpyl]

@@Patracat they definitely knew he was ill. No doubt about it, but didn't know just how Ill he actually was.

[@Patracat]

@@carpyl 😢

[@debbiegibson3703]

Really, Jerry Schilling? You were one of best friends and you never noticed??? Guess you were way too busy. ALL of you were. You all noticed his weight gain but not his life-threatening problems!! That’s too bad for Elvis, his daughter, Lisa Marie, his family and all his other friends and devoted fans, that’s just really too bad!!!

[@jeffjeff4477]

You've never been around a sick friend or family member? It's nobody's fault, only the Person who is experiencing a illness can do anything

[@davidhumphries853]

They weren't his doctor. No idea, Debbie

[@ebonyeyestb]

As I have found in life, you can’t help someone who doesn’t want to help themselves.

[@kellyfindley1485]

You saw the movie Jerry was Mr Clean ...lol

[@michael1997]

They never noticed because Elvis kept his health problems a secret! Only a small portion of people knew. Like Priscilla, Charlie, Larry, to name a few. By the way, Elvis only became addicted after he fell in the bathroom of his Rocca Place house in LA in 1966-67 after taking uppers to wake him up. He had insomnia all his life including before 1953 when he first started his career. It’s been documented by numerous people. Even Priscilla said he had insomnia and Elvis told her he would sleepwalk growing up & that’s why he took downers & uppers.

[@veronicaclatworthy1492]

Elvis was addiction there is no cure for addiction.. but there is help..

[@timsvensson6530]

I hope all the people who blame Elvis friends for his death that you are thinking the same of all people around the world who is loosing someone to addiction.

[@louishoulton1425]

Col. Parker use Elvis for Money only and didn't care about Elvis.. Elvis pass away from a broken heart and I love love love everything everything about Elvis and Elvis is my life.. These Guys The Inner Circle of The Presley Family and Love Ones and Elvis care about them.. Elvis pass away a early age and didn't get chance to do what he wanted to do go overseas do the right Movies do things to make him happy

[@BC-iz8gt]

I believe all of these Memphis Mafia guys were riding his thing except for the hair stylist

[@KarlaElaine100]

Lamar and Sonny understood, especially Lamar.

[@s.t.3181]

Jerry Schilling says in '64 he see Elvis @ Graceland wearing a breathing mask, saying "Boy this California air will get to ya". Graceland is in Tennessee. Another one of Jerry's "stories".

[@joanedwards-de6pl]

Graceland is in Tennessee. What Jerry was saying is that Elvis was trying to cover up his use of oxygen and mixed up the states he was in.

[@s.t.3181]

Ain't it funny how only Jerry made into the post Elvis circle, by Priscilla and Lisa Marie.

[@MeltWithU]

It’s such a sad story, but one that is all too prevalent and real in the entertainment industry. Something that has taken so many talented people from this earth. The thing is, if you look at Michael Jackson and Elvis… Their stories kind of mimic each other. To the point, where it’s almost eerie. Both were on cocktails of medication to keep them up and being the person that everybody always wanted to see out in public… Then, because of those pills… He couldn’t sleep and therefore was on a cocktail of medication to help him sleep. While propofol might have been one of the leading factors of Michael’s death… With the amount of pills he was on, without factoring in propofol, was enough to kill him. Dr. Murray knew this, which is why he gave him adrenaline after giving him sedative medication that didn’t work… To counteract the effects of that medication, so that he could give him the propofol. Problem is, propofol on its own, is enough to kill anybody… especially without proper equipment and medical attention. Both of which, Michael did not have. What I don’t understand, is why Dr. Murray didn’t immediately call 911 and get him rushed to a hospital or rush him to the hospital himself… Saving even more time. The point being, that Michael was only left alone for a few minutes. In that time, he was alive, and obviously enough to ask Dr. Murray for his milk(propofol). So, in a very short period of time, things went downhill. Propofol does not last very long in the system. It only keeps you under for a few minutes. So, either he was given a massive dose at once, or he was given it in a drip… Without somebody there, watching him, in order to keep him sleeping instead of just knocking him out. Why I bring up Michael Jackson from within an Elvis conversation… is the fact that they both died pretty much exactly the same way. According to the people that were there at the house, and his cousin, who was the one getting and giving him the medication… said that he was given one packet of pills that he asked for, in order to go to sleep. Something that had at least four or five pills in it. Along the lines of prescription pain medication, sedatives, and muscle relaxers. Any doctor will tell you that a mixture of any two of those… could be fatal within a short period of time. So obviously, Elvis had built his tolerance up to a very high-level over a very long time. After a few hours, Elvis called downstairs and asked his cousin to bring up a second pack. Ginger Alden had said that she had woken up and talked to him for a few minutes before she fell back asleep, and he said he couldn’t get to sleep himself. After the second pack of pills, which was probably enough to kill anybody else on this earth… he still couldn’t get to sleep and called down and got a third pack. Now, I don’t know if this was unusual for him to get multiple packs of pills in order to achieve sleep… But he was on his third pack. Any one of those pills taken in multiples, meaning two of one type of pill… Would be enough to either knock out or kill a normal person. But you are talking about three packs of pills that each had four or more contradicting medication‘s in them. Contradicting, meaning that they should never be taken together as they all have the same ability to slow and stop your breathing. If not that, cause major blood pressure spikes and therefore, you are at risk for a heart attack or stroke. You are talking about around 12 pills. With any one of them alone being able to kill somebody who is not used to them, or takes them with something else, which could be something as simple as chocolate or other foods that cause a spike in Serotonin and/or Dopamine. When mixed with Antidepressants, which he was also said to be on… It is very easy for your body to overdose on either of those chemicals, and slip into a coma or death. His doctors should have known this, though he was getting prescriptions under everybody else that he knows name. Which should have been a huge red flag for any medical professional that he went to. Because it isn’t like those doctors saw his cousin or cousins brother walk into the doctors office and get a check up in order to be written out a prescription to get those medications. Computers and their use in the medical industry wasn’t as widespread and therefore there was no way to check at the pharmacy or the doctors office, as to the amount of medication, and how many times they were prescribed over any period of time… Unless you looked at the physical records you had on hand. Which, obviously, they didn’t have the time to do… If they even had those records handy to do so with. So anybody could’ve got away with anything before the mid 1990s when computer medical records were becoming more prominent and therefore allowed doctors and pharmacists to see the extent of somebody’s use of any medication over any period of time. so, Elvis was a victim of not only his own mind, but the medical establishment also. Because doctors were willing to write out endless prescriptions, under different peoples names, who all lived at Graceland… With nobody blinking an eye. no red flags, flown or seen. Other than those that were raised and talked about with his friends and family. But like Michael Jackson, if Elvis didn’t care for what you were saying, and you didn’t agree to what he wanted to do when he wanted to do it… You were cast out of his life, without a second of regret. Essentially, it was Michael and Elvis’s or the highway. So, you can standby and watch them kill themselves… Yet remain good friends with them in the process… Or, you can say something and try to do something, then be an enemy of the state. Never to be heard from again. It’s tough, because you know it’s your friend in front of you who is killing themselves… But there’s a little to nothing you can do to stop it. I just wonder how many people said anything to Elvis’s dad or Tom Parker about the situation and who knows… Maybe they were complicit and were the first line of defense to get rid of people who didn’t support Elvis’ ways and habits. Regardless, you think if somebody really cared… That they would have said, something to a medical board, the FDA, anybody who could have stepped in and kept it from happening. So that Elvis could have gotten some help and possible rehab, so he might still be here today. The thing is, as many have said about this video… You can’t help anybody who isn’t willing to help themselves. Elvis obviously knew he had a problem, but the problem was bigger than himself, and instead of going through the pain of rehab… Decided to stick with what made him feel good or at least tried to make him feel good. Because at that point, I can’t imagine where his tolerance would have been, and if he would’ve felt anything from anything he was taking. Though, obviously it didn’t stop him from jumping on the horse and trying to ride it… Even if that horse had a broken leg, he was still determined to ride it, regardless what anybody else said. It’s a sad story that is all too common in the entertainment industry, and God bless anybody in their families who have gone through it. Because there is little you can do to fix a broken record that keeps repeating itself over and over again. You either toss that in the trash and buy a new one or continuously put glue or tape on and hope for a good outcome. Hope everybody has a happy holidays.

[@hobouk3871]

Its ok them all talking about this and saying what if but its to late, Elvis has now gone forever he will never come back. I really dont know why i bothered listening to this, if you all loved him that much you should have instantly stopped the tour. Then told him to go home get checked out and rest. No matter how mad or raged he got you should have done that, if you had he might have lived alot longer and got his health back on track. Its so sad, so young aswell :(

[@Piece-O-Pie]

Told him to get back home? Tell a grown man as stubborn as Elvis was to go back home? Elvis made his own decisions about his life. A lot of people -like the guys in this video- tried to confront Elvis about his unhealthy lifestyle; Elvis just did not want to listen.Nothing You can do about that.

[@Cassandra-gh1pd]

​@P-O-Pie oh, you were there to witness these conversations.

[@Piece-O-Pie]

@@Cassandra-gh1pd Yes.

[@Cassandra-gh1pd]

@@Piece-O-Pie 😂

[@Memow-pk1ng]

@@Cassandra-gh1pd none of us were there, just going by what's been written, interviews,.. but is true E fired th Col at one point( it was abt time E. bought the ranch, 67..?) & Col gave him a ridiculous bill , & E had to keep making those same movies . Th Col ran th whole show, booked concerts, ordered Dr Nick to keep E drugged up , make sure he got on stage, No one else had any authority to interfere, demand, E. to do or not do anything, & E was in no shape make any decisions at all!

[@drc97086]

Uncontrolled stress kills🤮

[@KathleenManley-ez9nz]

I'm so sorry to lose his era and lose him. But thank goodness he died when he did. He would have been even more miserable with the developments of so many things. He lived in his best days.

[@larryvillarreal8936]

Sauerkraut is actually extremely healthy for you as research has shown

[@johnnyx9892]

True.

[@barbarahughes8041]

When Elvis got sick and these guys was talking crap about him..I have no Respect for some of them..they Stabbed him in the back. And call him and tape what he was saying here elvis Bought their homes for them their cars in the end, they stabbed him in the back. They are not friend some of them are dead today But Red he turn and was taping elvis They was mad at him because elvis didnt Invite some of them to his wedding and they was mad at him and didnt want to work for elvis..so red tape the whole Conversation Elvis had no Clue he was being tape..I guess he wanted to make😈 trouble for elvis or make money off💰 that tape.. Here you think you cant trust people that works for you but you can't trust anybody..🤨👎and the Colonel parker worked him to death and was taking half of Elvis money..he killed him and the pills that doctor should have went to prison for giving elvis pills ..the reason elvis didnt go over seas is because the Colonel was a wanted by the police Elvis should have firer that Colonel he was no good for Elvis..he killed elvis

[@FrankC71]

Memphis Mafia helped end Elvis, as long as the checks came in, they were happy, and did not care.

[@hollielee9649]

Read the book 📚 Elvis 😇❤️ Destined To Die 😰 Young 🌱

[@CynthiaNelson-kt2po]

That's one I haven't read---Will be on the lookout for a copy....

[@BruceWaynes-c4m]

WE R HELPLESS 😭😭😭😭😭 TO HELP A DRUG ADDICTED FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBERS,ETC.... ROCK N ROLL STAR..KING OF ROCK N ROLL ,& EVEN HIS BABY GIRL LISA MARIE PRESLEY DIED FROM DRUGS ALCOHOL 💊 PILLS

[@anothergamingchannel2656]

Ngl, Elvis sounded fun as hell to party with.

[@neilpowell5285]

They made a living off of Elvis long after working for Elvis.

[@earthwisdomhelps]

He lost his motivation after Pricilla left him for the Karate teacher. The final blow was the book released 2 weeks before he died. His autopsy is going to be unsealed in 2027

[@tafolse]

I’m curious to see if his autopsy will actually be unsealed in 2027 or will the family try to keep it sealed indefinitely.

[@earthwisdomhelps]

@@tafolse He committed suicide.

[@garyr7027]

​@@earthwisdomhelpsI honestly believe that's exactly what happened. He wanted out and OD on those drugs. He got tired of being sick and tired and seen no other way.

[@earthwisdomhelps]

@@garyr7027 Yes, he did not want to be here. His step brother has a lot of guilt, who at the time was also a drug addict and his "dealer" admits to bringing him the lethal dose in 3 packs the same day or the day before at the demand of Elvis. A few days prior he reports Elvis was hugging him in his bedroom telling him goodbye, and weeping profusely, like he had no choice. The final blow was the book released by his 3 former bodyguards and friends, he tried desperately to get it out of publication immediately even his manager was unsuccessful. He was tormented with fear that his little daughter would read it. The book is on KZbin I listened to about 4 parts, it does put him in a negative light, even events are true, there is an undertone of jealousy one mentioned he was not that great of a guitar player, very detailed accounts of every thing such that he ordered a hit on the Karate instructor, and could not be snapped out of it and began drugging more, a fan overdosed by drugs from Elvis, and he was telling the doctor who was called not to send her to the ER, to "just give her the drug ritalin" She was sent to the hospital and almost died. They claim he had no interest. He felt deeply betrayed. The timeline was 14 days from his discovery of the published book to his death.

[@pamelamcabee3094]

Why have it sealed ??? ... not my phone can't afford one she let's me use her phone 🙂❤ ... all those dr.s in the er cutting into his body as fast as they could ... they didn't want to get into trouble... what they caused, Evil !!! ... I know a nurse yrs ago, dr.s let her have a lot of drugs, money, how are dr.s diff from drug lords, pushers ??? ... still poor elvis 😔😪 his health at birth, got worser over the yrs, diff ones using him... Parker Hollywood government etc...not the ones that loved him!!!

[@eddylauterback1312]

I've wondered what the regime would be if Elvis decided to get help and get healthy. It would have taken a hospital and a team but he could have turned it around if caught in time.

[@Memow-pk1ng]

All those many times he was hospitalized , in Memphis, was said to be from exhaustion, but was from thdrugs, & soon as got out went right back, can't help someone who doesn't want help selves!

[@jolabudo4044]

Ju lutemi perktheheni shqip

[@diankreczmer6595]

I think Elvis acquired the taste for sour Kraut when he was in Germany 🇩🇪

[@azapro911]

There's a huge cost to that level of fame and Elvis was the first who had to try and navigate it. Of course, it doesn't help when you're clearly very ill and your manager still insists on dragging you to the stage every night.

[@robertbruner7429]

Doctors, like many people, are hypnotized by the presence of fame. Elvis was not unique as a famous person that could use his celebrity status to get what he needed. Sometimes the only road left in the journey of life is the one moving forward; with exits and crossroads too far behind us to any longer be an option. I suspect this was the case with Elvis's journey.

[@SideMoneyGarage]

He wasn't going to take time off. He was a workaholic. I know that feeling. You press on.

[@rebeccarobbins6558]

Why is all this starting up again. Let the poor man rest in peace after all these years!😠

[@NurtureSound]

❤

[@shanereynolds4276]

I do the same shit but I do hard labor.. so I'll just live in pain forever

[@jimcowan8770]

Right,. Everyone knew!