Being elvis: the perfect companion to baz luhrmanns major biopic

So enthralled by this biography as soon as I’d read it I started again - the accounts of those early tours of the southern states and Elvis’s astonishing commitment to his workload is truly exciting. One is very much left with the sense that EP was no doubt exceptional but his success was also partly because of the history and location of where he found himself. His meteoric rise couldn’t have occurred anywhere else … and the world will never see his like again. Amazing book. Highly recommended *****

An open and honest book on Elvis' life. Well researched and truthful. Only when slight error in facts. That was in regard to who first came up with the idea of Elvis doing the worldwide satellite show.Yes, in 1973 it came from RCA and not Elvis' manager. But the original idea was proposed by 'The Elvis Presley Fan Club of Great Britain' in the early sixties when the first satellites were launched. The idea back then was dismissed, and RCA's suggested was no more than re-floating the original idea.Sadly between Elvis' manager and RCA they both failed their client. Elvis never reached his full potential. He didn't get the best songs because of the money grabbers. It is small wonder that Elvis had so many hits, he would have had a load more given decent material.Thanks Ray for telling it straight and not just going for the headlines to sell your book. There have not been that many books about Elvis that have stuck to the truth, without at least some embellishing. Well worth the read, though for a seasoned life long fan, there was little I didn't know all ready. Some though, such as the truth about Elvis' manager was good to have confirmed.

After seeing the Elvis film I wanted to know more about the life of Elvis so purchased this book. I really enjoyed this book & found it very interesting. Highly recommended for Elvis fans or to those who are curious to know more about his life.

Elvis was an amazing singer and unusually good looking and had great dance moves.He did not like his movies.They were musicals.Who expects a good storyline in a musical?The reality is that Elvis was not a good actor. Deep down he probably knew this.IT is disappointing that we never get to hear what Elvis was like beforehe became famous, from someone who went to school with him ,for example.The author says he met Elvis but does not give his personal opinion about what he thought about him as a person. He also asks the question if Elvis was a GREAT singer....Lord have mercy.Also he seems to say that E was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.Overall ,like all other books about E I enjoyed the book.

A couple of little things annoyed me, as Gladys once being written as "Grace" in the book and a picture of Priscilla saying they were married when she was 19, when she was actually 3 weeks shy of her 22nd birthday! but overall, I think this book tells Elvis' story superbly. Elvis isn't remembered for the raw, exceptional talent he was and this book explores in depth how his management and loss of his mother shaped who he became as he struggled with living up to an image.I found it one of the best books i've read to get a feel for what it was really like being Elvis Presley. His sad demise and the work load he endured until his death was a heartbreaking read. As Bob Dylan says - "I thank God for Elvis Presley". Highly recommend this book.