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Elected office holds more perks than Elvis' nightstand. -- Dennis Miller
Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen. -- Little Richard
I'm just glad to be feeling better. I really thought I'd be seeing Elvis soon. -- Bob Dylan
If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. -- Johnny Carson
If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. -- Johnny Carson
I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people. -- George Thorogood
God's the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That's solely in the hands of God. -- Johnny Cash
I'm very self-conscious having my picture taken, so I clown around. My driver's license photo looks like a blonde Elvis. -- Emily Procter
It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it. -- Paul McCartney
The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in, with a portion of chips... you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them. -- Sid Waddell
You know, in my hometown of Hope, Arkansas, the three sacred heroes were Jesus, Elvis, and FDR, not necessarily in that order. -- Mike Huckabee
Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquely blended both of them into what he did. -- Pharrell Williams
My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive. -- Boris Johnson
People don't realize what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one like him, the Beatles, and my man Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing. -- Muhammad Ali
And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara. -- Phil Ochs
I met Elvis first in Las Vegas. I think I was appearing with Tom Jones and he came backstage to say hello to Tom or we went to his dressing room to say hello. -- Norm Crosby
Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced in some way or another by Elvis Presley. He turned the world around. -- Mac Davis
Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer. -- Aaron Johnson
My house is a bit like a teenager's bedroom. The kind of pictures you have hanging up on your wall say a lot about you. I've got ones of Evel Knievel, Elvis and Starsky and Hutch, signed by David Soul. -- Tim Vine
As a person, he was wonderful. He really was a great person. He was full of life. He had a great sense of humor. Very talented, of course, but very caring to his parents. There was a very endearing quality about Elvis. -- Priscilla Presley
The first record I ever listened to was Elvis Presley, and I remember thinking, 'Man this guy is cool!' The swagger he had really helped my confidence, because he really made me think that a white boy could make music like this. -- Jesse McCartney
I think that Vegas is one of the wildest places I've ever been to. You can look to your left and there's a drag queen getting married by Elvis, to the right there is some old bird sticking quarters into a slot machine for hours. -- Marsha Thomason
In Malaysia, where Western culture was extremely influential, I'd grown up listening to Elvis and the Beatles and watching American movies. People wanted to be like Americans. In contrast, when I got here, I saw prosperous middle-class American college students wanting to somehow join the Third World. -- Feisal Abdul Rauf
In the '50s, listening to Elvis and others on the radio in Bombay - it didn't feel alien. Noises made by a truck driver from Tupelo, Mississippi, seemed relevant to a middle-class kid growing up on the other side of the world. That has always fascinated me. -- Salman Rushdie
Elvis Presley? He's God. -- Madonna Ciccone
Elvis, you're still King. -- Chubby Checker
Before Elvis there was nothing. -- John Lennon
I don't believe in Elvis. -- John Lennon
Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis. -- John Cho
Velvet Elvis never puts on weight. -- Al Yankovic
I feel like Elvis. Only alive. -- David Hasselhoff
No one will ever touch Elvis -- Garth Brooks
My wife went off with Elvis. -- Al Yankovic
Nothing really affected me until Elvis. -- John Lennon
Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland. -- Billy Joel
Eventually everyone has to die, except Elvis. -- Dave Barry
Elvis ate America before America ate him. -- Passenger
Elvis was the firstest with the mostest. -- Roy Orbison
My sister, she says she knows Elvis. -- Sheryl Crow
King of kings, that must be Elvis. -- Frank Zappa
We'll bring out the Elvis TV trays. -- Tracy Byrd
You want me to describe Elvis, WOW. -- Shania Twain
Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. -- Rod Stewart
Never trust a man who doesn't like Elvis. -- Anne-Marie Duff
I think Elvis Presley will never be solved -- Nick Tosches
We'll just play it cool, like Elvis at 19. -- Pat Benatar
You never heard anybody ask 'Elvis who?' -- Charles Kuralt
Almost no one sings like Elvis Presley any more. -- Sonny Bono
Coming out's the hardest part, when you're Queen Elvis. -- Robyn Hitchcock
Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has just left the building! -- Mike Lange
We got a Chinese Elvis painted by Norman Rockwell. -- Steve Hackett
Let's kill somebody to Sinatra! Or to early Elvis! -- Robert Englund
Because Elvis gave 'em cars, you think I'm cheap. -- Joni Mitchell
I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi. -- Albert Brooks
Elvis died the day he went into the army. -- John Lennon
Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar. -- Paul Simon
Without Elvis none of us could have made it. -- Buddy Holly
Elvis up in Michigan and maybe out in Mars. -- Jimmy Buffett
Some Elvis music and a good cry always helps. -- Kristen Taekman
Critics like Elvis Costello because critics are like Elvis Costello. -- David Lee Roth
I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America. -- Brenda Lee
And when Elvis was unhappy, believe me, everyone was unhappy. -- Priscilla Presley
I was obsessed with Elvis Presley when I was little. -- Gina Gershon
Elvis Presley had nothing to do with excellence, just myth. -- Marlon Brando
Elvis a fight the dying light, Johnny Ray he's always crying. -- Billy Idol
God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis. -- George Jones
Eat turkey all night long, 50 million Elvis fans can't be wrong. -- Adam Sandler
Elvis was rock'n'roll. He came from the poverty and the pain. -- Link Wray
I knew about Elvis. Of course, everybody knew about him then. -- Minnie Pearl
He never contributed a damn thing to music. (on Elvis Presley) -- Bing Crosby
It wasn't often you ran into bondage/Elvis/whorehouse-themed vampire club -- Charlaine Harris
I try to think about Elvis, Memphis, Oprah in the afternoon. -- Patty Loveless
I remember old Elvis when he forgot to remember to forget. -- George Strait
I think everybody in my generation, we wanted to be Elvis. -- Chris Isaak
When I first came into this world, Elvis was already fat. -- Jane Wagner
I look good, but I probably have the insides of Elvis. -- David Hasselhoff
I wouldn't have Elvis Presley on my show at any time. -- Ed Sullivan
Elvis is dead and I don't feel so good for myself. -- Lewis Grizzard
I was an Elvis freak. That's all I listened to growing up. -- Scotty McCreery
Another Elvis will not come along. He got wasted, but it's alright. -- David Byrne
Two thousand years from now they'll still be hearing about Elvis Presley. -- Wolfman Jack
It would be interesting if Elvis were reincarnated as an Elvis impersonator. -- Demetri Martin
Elvis was a symbol of the country's vitality, rebelliousness, and good humor. -- Jimmy Carter
Elvis makes millions every year, although he's been dead for many years. -- Roxanne Roberts
Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether. -- Greil Marcus
If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles. -- John Lennon
If Elvis Presley had been a bowhunter, he'd probably be alive today. -- Ted Nugent
Elvis was the first person in music that I really identified with. -- Cher
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Elvis eleven. -- Sammy Davis, Jr.
I never wanted to be a prophet or a saviour. Elvis maybe -- Bob Dylan
I had Elvis' number in my book and I never called it. -- Mac Davis
I can always remember that experience in Hawaii pleasantly on account of Elvis. -- Minnie Pearl
Elvis is my religion. But for him, I'd be selling encyclopedias right now. -- Bruce Springsteen
She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too. -- Tom Petty
I could eat bloody Elvis - if you put enough vinegar on him. -- Anthony Bourdain
The highlight of my career? That's easy, Elvis recording one of my songs. -- Bob Dylan
I was loud and electric at night, got all shook up with Elvis. -- Sammy Hagar
Before we get started, let's all say 'Happy Birthday' to Elvis Presley today. -- Michele Bachmann
I'm just a singer, Elvis was the embodiment of the whole American culture. -- Frank Sinatra
Elvis lived here until thirteen and nobody can really take that from us! -- Henry Dodge
It was like Elvis came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear -- Bruce Springsteen
Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to that for inspiration. -- Beyonce Knowles
Elvis' early music has drama because as he sang he was escaping limits. -- Greil Marcus
As far as I'm concerned the last good man went when Elvis died. -- Jennifer Crusie
Elvis saved my life when I was 13 or 14. He saved all our lives. -- Eric Idle
My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are! -- Johnny Ramone
Before Elvis, everything was in black and white. Then came Elvis. Zoom, glorious Technicolor. -- Keith Richards
Elvis is English, and climbs the hills. Can't tell the bullshit from the lies. -- David Bowie
Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know. -- Muhammad Ali
I owe Elvis my career, and the entire music business owes him it's lifeline. -- Cliff Richard
So what do you think you're Elvis or something, whatever that don't impress me. -- Shania Twain
Elvis is everywhere. Elvis is everything. Elvis is everybody. Elvis is still The King. -- Mojo Nixon
Music journalists love Elvis Costello and hate me because they look like Elvis Costello -- David Lee Roth
From adult diapers to bedpans? Move over, Elvis, I'm the afterlife of the party! -- Rachel Vincent
Aloha Earth, this is Elvis calling. You'll find me in the big house now. -- John Wesley Harding
The confidence Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson exuded from stage, I'm a fan of. -- Bruno Mars
Elvis is bound to be dead. Look at all the vultures in his vicinity. -- Sharyn McCrumb
Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well. -- Tanya Tucker
Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis. Without Elvis there would be no Beatles. -- John Lennon
I'm a big fan of Elvis, man. I got 'Heartbreak Hotel' tattooed on my chest. -- Ed Westwick

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