Reply With QuoteI believe everyone is in control of their own life. Even by giving control to others, it is a decision we make and it is controlling our life and destiny. Submissiveness can be a form of dominance and control.
Agreed Jak...thats why he always said colonel takes care of the buisness end and elvis always took care of the shows..!!Originally Posted by jak
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
I believe everyone is in control of their own life. Even by giving control to others, it is a decision we make and it is controlling our life and destiny. Submissiveness can be a form of dominance and control.
MissyM, THIS I will agree with you on. Great post!!!!
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
Not only what you say is very very true, Elvis was much smarter than he gave himself credit for. I believe had he had more self esteem in himself, he would have been able to make some different decisions regarding his career.Elvis was very much a passenger in most of his life, which is a great shame because the few times that he did take control we had the 68 Special, and the fabulous material that was recorded in 1969 with Chips Moman.
Unfortunately despite the great heights that Elvis reached he became to complacent and boredom would set in. It is this boredom that was very probably the catalyst to the drug taking.
........ Would Elvis have been as successful had he taken control
Elvis the "IMAGE" appeared to have tremendous self-assurance. Elvis the "HUMAN BEING" had little in the way of self-esteem and/or self assurance.
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
I agree, Elvis did not have much self-confidence except in the handling of his music and the stage. He never could understand why he of all people had this gift or why people reacted to him the way they did. I don't know that even if he had been very self-confident, he would have been able to handle everything in his life as no other entertainer has had as much thrown at them. If there had been three Elvis' maybe? One for the music, one for the personal life and one for the business aspects.
Diane
I think its quiet obvious to anyone fan or not, that he didn't take control of his life when he needed to most.
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
Geez Rosanne, you make me laugh everyday.I don't have a problem with a little "role playing".Whatever he needed...whenever he needed it. I think I could have filled what ever role he was looking for!
"When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was a hero in the movie. So every dream that I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times. I learned very early in life that without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain't got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend; without a song. So I keep singing a song." - Elvis Presley
Thanks guys....at least there are a few members that don't think I am totally off my rocker.Geez Rosanne, you make me laugh everyday.
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