Did Elvis really regret that he lost Priscilla?

[Lisarose]

How hard is it to be humble when EVERY one is telling you you're wonderful? And paying you outrageous sums of money, and buying any & everything that has your image on it. And everywhere you turn you hear yourself singing back at you? Every girl you know is throwing herself at you, and every guy wants to be your new best friends and is willing to do whatever you want them to. And you're only 20. And a millionaire. And you use to drive a truck - you're dreams are now a reality and before you thought being a big man was becoming an electrician. But the music is in your soul.
And now you have your mother telling you she wants grandchildren, and family running all over the grounds, and you're not quite sure if these women love you for you or do they just love Elvis Presley.

Okay, I was distracted for a while, but now I'm back. Did Elvis really regret losing Priscilla? IMO, yes, she became someone he could confide in. She was at the start of life that came back. When he was off in the army, he'd convinced himself that if was now over. And when he came back, he came back to a lifestyle that was milktoast compared to the Concert scenes he'd been accustomed to. Hollywood was not the same. And in those days they didn't go out and promote movies like the actors do now. Priscilla was a part of that. When they were together, I'm sure they talked about all those feelings of his.
But what he missed most - again, IMO, - was losing. He, like most people, like to be in control and being dumped has gotta hurt even when you know you've been a jerk.
Elvis was not a monogamous being, and really had no business getting married, but there it is. Again, JMO!

[LaurieT]

Both admitted that they barely were together. They had very little in common and were distant. They were not confidants. They talked in the beginning but they went their separate ways. Half the time she was in California, and he working, Memphis and other places. So not, she was not his companion, confidant. That is not what is documented. Matter of fact, he did a lot of "talking" to lots of women. That couldn't have been easy for her either.

[riley]

they were no match . I once read somewhere (don't recall where) that by May first 1967 , Elvis married his worst ennemy.....
Kept me thinking....

[sasha]

How hard is it to be humble when EVERY one is telling you you're wonderful? And paying you outrageous sums of money, and buying any & everything that has your image on it. And everywhere you turn you hear yourself singing back at you? Every girl you know is throwing herself at you, and every guy wants to be your new best friends and is willing to do whatever you want them to. And you're only 20. And a millionaire. And you use to drive a truck - you're dreams are now a reality and before you thought being a big man was becoming an electrician. But the music is in your soul.
And now you have your mother telling you she wants grandchildren, and family running all over the grounds, and you're not quite sure if these women love you for you or do they just love Elvis Presley.

Okay, I was distracted for a while, but now I'm back. Did Elvis really regret losing Priscilla? IMO, yes, she became someone he could confide in. She was at the start of life that came back. When he was off in the army, he'd convinced himself that if was now over. And when he came back, he came back to a lifestyle that was milktoast compared to the Concert scenes he'd been accustomed to. Hollywood was not the same. And in those days they didn't go out and promote movies like the actors do now. Priscilla was a part of that. When they were together, I'm sure they talked about all those feelings of his.
But what he missed most - again, IMO, - was losing. He, like most people, like to be in control and being dumped has gotta hurt even when you know you've been a jerk.
Elvis was not a monogamous being, and really had no business getting married, but there it is. Again, JMO!

I agree. It's what I've come to see and believe.

[Tigerman1975]

i think her truth lays somewhat it the middle altough i am convinced Finstadt did good research. Of course if one seeks long enough one finds the persons who say exactly what you hope they will say you know what i mean.
Maybe Finstad had alreaddy more or less her opinion about Cilla and found the right persons to share toughts.

I can be wrong but i got a pretty good feeling about her parents int he doc EBTP.

I don't believe her homelife was so bad and her steph dad was such a jackass.

I think Cilla was very spoiled and i do think her mom was charmed by the attention Elvis had for her little girl and i'm also sure Cilla was kinda pushed in that relation too. I also believe that indeed dad Beaulieu did pressure Elvis into that marriage but I can understand his viewpoint here too.

The book will be a mix of truth of gossip and of exagerations but that is always with a bio about someone.

See around in our daily lives and pick a person. No matter who.

That person will be judged and known by others and EVERYONE will have a different view about him or her.

I don't hate Priscilla, don't like her either and like i said she is given way too much importance in his life. Elvis had a life before her and after her and didn't need Cilla to be remembered as the biggest icon the world ever had.

She just was a very lucky girl, one of many that met him and dated him.

Only circumstances mad her more fortunate then the others. Many circumstances and (some) stupid descisions of Elvis himself.

He and Pris were no match. But he wanted her and he wanted her as quick as possible with him. Persuaded the parents, made promises and such. I think the lonliness of the house and the fact his dad was so soon remarried played all a role in Pris her favour.

Had Gladys lived , I think Pris would never have been more then maybe a footnote in his life.

Lots of IFS

I also think IF he had remarried and lived a more healthier life , Pris would have vanished and would never have been mentionned again in his life or hardly.

Faith took a very twisted turn and brought Pris the importance that she would never have had otherwise.

His early death
the poor descisions of a sick and frail Vernon.......
having his only kid and heir

all in her favour.

Well said. Thanks.

[jannypan]

I think he really did regret loosing his family. I also believe that they would have got back together some day, especially if he had of got some help.

[MyElvis]

Elvis may have loved her but I believe he saw her for what she really was after the divorce he even told Larry Geller that she had used him to get herself a career. Since his death she has perpetuated the myth of being Elvis`s widow and the love of his life. I recently read an interview that she did in the seventies when he was with Linda Thompson and she was saying that she didn`t want to upset his current girlfriend but Elvis had been practically begging her to get back with him. Its such a *****y comment but very typical of her and the fact that she couldn`t except that Elvis could love another woman after her.
When Linda Thompson appeared on Larry King Live within weeks surprise surprise Priscilla was on the show and soon we were hearing that Elvis and her saw each other all the time after the divorce contrary to what Linda said about Priscilla not really being on the scene.
I think that meeting her when he was at his most vulnerable so soon after the death of his beloved mother and then many years later losing her may have triggered off something inside of Elvis that was connected to his mother we`ll never know.
Priscilla is the one who has said he wanted to be back with her and as we heard in Elvis By The Presleys "he couldn`t let go" according to her mother I wonder if she was told to say it and the same goes for Jerry Schilling. Elvis may of missed his daughter but that doesn`t mean he wanted Priscilla back and again according to Larry Geller Elvis spoke of gaining custody of Lisa and raising her with Ginger stating that he never told anyone about Priscilla screwing around.
She altered Graceland back to how it looked when she lived there she has put pictures of herself and Lisa in that house and even Ginger Alden has said that those pictures weren`t there.
One thing is for sure I don`t think he`d look at her twice today she looks more like the joker out of batman after all that surgery.

I couldn't agree with you more...

[Tommy]

None of us will ever really know what happened and Elvis is gone, bless him, so he can't answer this.

[buttonhead]

None of us will ever really know what happened and Elvis is gone, bless him, so he can't answer this.

you are so funny .

but let me add one thing did Elvis regret that he lost Priscilla, to me it was more of his ego bruised,... he thought he would have had her in his life after all she had this life given to her on silver platter.

Couples came in and out of love as time passed by....I believe they were times when they both were really in love, but times could change them as well, especially if you were married to a King Of Rock n Roll, Cilla' admitted she was insecured during their marriage, and always felt that she had to compete with All the Hollywood starlets and his ladies fan,..

I think if Elvis still alive, he would have that a good relationship with her and still, I think they always better as friends , than they were as couple.

[debtdbruno]

you are so funny .

but let me add one thing did Elvis regret that he lost Priscilla, to me it was more of his ego bruised,... he thought he would have had her in his life after all she had this life given to her on silver platter.

Couples came in and out of love as time passed by....I believe they were times when they both were really in love, but times could change them as well, especially if you were married to a King Of Rock n Roll, Cilla' admitted she was insecured during their marriage, and always felt that she had to compete with All the Hollywood starlets and his ladies fan,..

I think if Elvis still alive, he would have that a good relationship with her and still, I think they always better as friends , than they were as couple.

Spot on

[Xaykev]

Why talk about Elvis' love for Gladys and compare it to Elvis' love for his wife/girlfriends? That's two completely different kind of feelings. I think it is bullshit believing that Elvis only loved Priscilla. He didn't even want to marry her. And rarely brought her over to Vegas. I think it was a real shock for him though, that she, as a wife and mother of Lisa, decided to leave him. A huge blow to his ego. Elvis was most of all struck by her beauty. Like he told Larry Geller; even though Ginger was beautiful, Priscilla had the prettiest face he'd ever seen.

[KPM]

Why talk about Elvis' love for Gladys and compare it to Elvis' love for his wife/girlfriends? That's two completely different kind of feelings. I think it is bullshit believing that Elvis only loved Priscilla. He didn't even want to marry her. And rarely brought her over to Vegas. I think it was a real shock for him though, that she, as a wife and mother of Lisa, decided to leave him. A huge blow to his ego. Elvis was most of all struck by her beauty. Like he told Larry Geller; even though Ginger was beautiful, Priscilla had the prettiest face he'd ever seen.

It seems strange to think he did not love or want to eventually marry her-he went to considerable trouble to get her moved into Graceland when still a minor-great risk in doing that.
He (by almost all accounts) told Col. Beaulieu that he would eventually marry Priscilla in time if the Col. would consent to her living at Graceland.
Would Elvis promise someone the marriage would take place-on just an ordinary whim?
So I think he must have loved her, he did not decided to move every girl he got involved with into Graceland-especially in the early 60s when times were much more strict, much more straight laced

[Tigerman1975]

It seems strange to think he did not love or want to eventually marry her-he went to considerable trouble to get her moved into Graceland when still a minor-great risk in doing that.
He (by almost all accounts) told Col. Beaulieu that he would eventually marry Priscilla in time if the Col. would consent to her living at Graceland.
Would Elvis promise someone the marriage would take place-on just an ordinary whim?
So I think he must have loved her, he did not decided to move every girl he got involved with into Graceland-especially in the early 60s when times were much more strict, much more straight laced

I was given the impression from things I've read by the Memphis Mafia that her Dad forced the marriage on him in the late sixties. "Marry my daughter or I will ruin you!". I dont know if thats true or not but it would certainly make sense. Especially since he liked to cat around so much.

[May]

I think Elvis met Priscilla at a vulnerable time - away from home and after his mother's death. I do believe he had strong feelings for her at the start but, as with a lot of relationships, feelings wear off. I dont believe he lied to Paul Beaulieu when he said he would marry her if they let her live with him at Graceland. I believe he felt that at that time. But IMO as time went on he found other women he liked and dated and Priscilla was the "one at home" who he wasnt as interested in anymore.

Not saying he didnt feel love for her, Im sure he did, but just think the newness wore off after he came out of the army.

On EBTP where Priscilla talks to Paul and Ann B, she mentions about the "rumour" that her dad forced Elvis to mary her. They had a laugh about it and Paul said something along the lines of "what was I supposed to do to Elvis if he didnt marry you then?" and Ann says "call the marines"

They all made a joke of it, but as I understand from interviews/books or whatever, Paul "alledgedly" said (or implied) if you dont marry my daughter I will go to the tabloids and tell them you moved Priscilla in when she was just a minor...." and ruin his reputation.

If all or any of that is true, we will never know. Only Paul and Ann (maybe not even Priscilla) know that and I'd put money on it never being revealed!

[KPM]

Well Elvis set the stage and this was no exception-he wanted Priscilla, who was underage in his home and he persuaded Priscillas Dad and Mom to allow this. He used the marriage angle with the parents to get what he wanted. Later "IF" he got cold feet I would not doubt that her father may have reminded him of his promises...I would have if it were my daughter (I will be on record though as saying I would have never let my minor daughter move into his home...and I love Elvis) Elvis set the stage-he got what he wanted and one way or another he paid the piper.
I still think he had love for Priscilla-but he loved his single life more, it was a hard habit to break with so much temptation on every turn.

[kathy parkinson]

Well said Diane, now that made sense.

[Diane]

Thank you Kathy. Elvis either never found the one he could deeply fall in love with or he was always so distracted with things in his life that he couldn't focus on any one thing...including a deep love for one woman. Priscilla never found what she was looking for in Elvis so it was inevitable that their marriage would fall apart.

[kathy parkinson]

Agree, Elvis had some great ladies in his life, Dixie, June, Anita......He loved women, period,he couldn't settle with one woman.

[scarlet_nell]

Of course I think he regretted losing her. It's not that easy to change. She knew what he was like before she married him. I don't see why he has to take all the blame for their failed marriage. Why is Priscilla always seen as a helpless victim? She was no saint herself. She plays herself to be his widow when they were divorced when he died. Now she is still using his name even after getting remarried. That's what I don't like about it

[kathy parkinson]

Like i said before i don't think Elvis should have got married, but he did, i think they cared for each other, and think they would have been friends to this day had Elvis not passed.Also Priscilla never re-married.