elvis problems

[elvis himselvis]

hi guys
i found this.It's going about the concert on 30 May 1977


Psychic, Gloria James predicted Elvis would die soon. Her views were aired on a Boston radio station (WMEX). Security around Elvis' shows tightened and Elvis spoke to the audience of his many problems.

Does anybody know what these problems were what he is telling to the audience?I know he had problems but i don't think that he would say that he was on prescribed medications to the audience...
so please help me if you can...

Take Care of Yourself
Dave

[memphis 77]

elvis assured the audience s at a few shows that they shouldn't believe the rumours about his health, that he was in fine shape [e,p, was in denial]

[Tony Trout]

elvis assured the audience s at a few shows that they shouldn't believe the rumours about his health, that he was in fine shape [e,p, was in denial]


Elvis was in major denial about his health...and it, unfortunately, cost him his life....(n)

[Joe Car]

I'm sure it was a combination of denial, and so people (namely us fans) wouldn't worry.

[amzietamzie]

I find it very unlikely that Elvis would discuss his own personal serious problems with hundreds of strangers. Maybe some of how he was feeling, lonely and trapped and the such, and a brief synopsis of some of what was happening in his general life, but even then... I always got the impression that Elvis loved to share parts of his world with his audience, but definitely some things he wanted to keep strictly personal. Hmm. I'd be interested to know what he was discussing.


Elvis was in major denial about his health...and it, unfortunately, cost him his life....(n)

That's the tragic truth, isn't it. How can anyone help a person who thinks that nothing is wrong with them? And even if Elvis had known, we're talking about a man with a lot of pride, that would prevent him from wanting to appear to be weak in front of others, expectations, together with so much pressure on his shoulders, and unconceivable fame... no one has any idea what it must have been like to BE Elvis Presley. Most probably a great blessing but one can only imagine how challenging and hard in addition. I wouldn't want to be in his shoes...

If only Elvis had completely admitted to himself that he was struggling and needed help then we'd probably still have him here :'( Unfortunately... he did the best job he could in trying to get people, himself included, to think there was no problem at all and persuade them not to worry sigh. And the sad kind of irony is that millions of people loved and cared about him all over the world, and continue to do so to this very day, and they would have done anything they could to have kept him here if only he would have let them and had known just how great the love for him was and still is... an unconditional love, no matter what.

[Diane]

Very well said Amazietamzie, I agree with you completely!

[vulcandude]

I find it very unlikely that Elvis would discuss his own personal serious problems with hundreds of strangers. Maybe some of how he was feeling, lonely and trapped and the such, and a brief synopsis of some of what was happening in his general life, but even then... I always got the impression that Elvis loved to share parts of his world with his audience, but definitely some things he wanted to keep strictly personal. Hmm. I'd be interested to know what he was discussing.



That's the tragic truth, isn't it. How can anyone help a person who thinks that nothing is wrong with them? And even if Elvis had known, we're talking about a man with a lot of pride, that would prevent him from wanting to appear to be weak in front of others, expectations, together with so much pressure on his shoulders, and unconceivable fame... no one has any idea what it must have been like to BE Elvis Presley. Most probably a great blessing but one can only imagine how challenging and hard in addition. I wouldn't want to be in his shoes...

If only Elvis had completely admitted to himself that he was struggling and needed help then we'd probably still have him here :'( Unfortunately... he did the best job he could in trying to get people, himself included, to think there was no problem at all and persuade them not to worry sigh. And the sad kind of irony is that millions of people loved and cared about him all over the world, and continue to do so to this very day, and they would have done anything they could to have kept him here if only he would have let them and had known just how great the love for him was and still is... an unconditional love, no matter what.

I, too, would be interested in what Elvis might have said to that audience, or any other for that matter. However, Elvis was not in denial about his health-he knew how sick he was. He couldn't not know what with all those trips to the hospitals, and the different meds he was on. Before he died Elvis had both liver and kidney problems, an enlarged colon, cancer in his legs, glaucoma, and God knows what else. He suffered from hypertension and insomnia. Elvis was aware of what meds he took and why, and definitely had concerns about his weight-that's been widely documented. What isn't widely known is that Elvis was telling band members to look for other work after the next tour, (the one that never was), so it is highly possible he was going to make some changes in his life. I think the only thing that Elvis WAS in denial about, was the need to keep Col. Parker on. By the 70s, Parker was outdated, and kept Elvis on a fast paced schedule of concert dates, thus, the number of live albums released. If Elvis had had the nerve to let Parker go, I believe his career could have been given new life, and then possibly, Elvis would have gotten excited about making music again, which he hadn't been since 1973 or so. And then, maybe Elvis might not have left this world so soon............

[4THEHEART]

I don't think he considered his fans as strangers,maybe we still can't see ourselves through his eyes or believe how much he loved his fans..yes I believe he was in need of sincere and caring people to share his problems or feelings and there is nothing abnormal with this..after all those years he gave us happiness, I think he deserved that kind of a close contact with his audience..One more thing,there can't be a person who was aware of his health problems other than Elvis and no it wasn't denial..how can it be while he was the one who suffering of those illnesses..yet he didn't want his people,even the inner circle to worry about some of his health problems even he knew how serious they were..it wouldn't have change anything as we all know..well,just my point of view and I prefer to trust and believe Elvis when he was complaining about rumours(drugs etc.)with all his honesty and sincerity..

[Donut]

I don?t agree with the idea of Elvis being depressed and haven?t anyone to talk too. He had people around him that really loved him and was always on call and even get up in the midle of the night to help him whenever he wanted to talk, go shopping or just for keep him company or sleep with him.
I wonder how many of us would do that for our friends and for how long...

[elvis himselvis]

i also think elvis wasn't in denial,because he have said to Larry Geller he wanted to take a break for a year after the tour he was preparing for in august 1977 and to get off all those pills and just want to have rest...
unfortunately it all came to late and he died:'(

[memphis 77]

the very fact that E.P. went in for DETOX over the last 3 years of his life, he knew he had a problem, and whenever confronted , he denied it saying he was in control, a man who was in control would'nt deteriate as fast as he did, if you were there like me witnessing his decline in the last 4 years of his life you would come to the conclusion that he needed to admit and take responsability over his problem it was starting to affect his professional ability in a major way, especially durring the summer 76 tour and the winter 77 tour, i am one who excepts that E.L.V.I.S. was human and had his faults, we all as fans have to except this, just my opinion though.

[jak]

There is no question Elvis was in denial and was his own worst enemy.If he could have stepped back and looked objectively at himself, he might have tried to turn it around.The problem was he didnt realize the trouble he was in.The drugs took away his creative desire along with the motivation to halt the skid.Towards the end his behaviour and performances were erratic at best.If his judgement wasnt clouded by drugs he never would have performed in the condition he was in.You've got to realize you have a problem but you can fix it.
Jak

[MISSCLAWDY]

I think both of you are right:Elvis knew how serious his health problems were, he wasn't in denial in a way cos he knew and he was worried of his health: he told many times to Larry Geller, for instance, he was sick, he had trembling hands , he couldn't walk and couldn't breathe right , so he realized something was terribly wrong; and on the other side he was in denial, cos he thought he didn't have a problem with the medications , that everything was under control and he wasn't abusing ; he thought he needed all of them....
So I think the situation was complex, as Elvis was as a human being, with his faults and his weaknesses

[Diane]

I pretty much agree with all of you. I think he was in denial of having a drug problem and lost control somewhere around 1974. But, I do think he was starting to realize it just before the end that he was in trouble when it was too late.

I don't think at all that all that could have been done to help him from those around him but I'm sure he wasn't easy to deal with and it was easier for them to back off and not rock the boat.