I have always thought that Elvis handled interviews so well. He really listened to the questions, and answered carefully and thoughtfully.

"I'm just an entertainer" -understatement of the century.

The belt he was wearing that he tried to explain while he was being interrupted was.....a gift from the international hotel in Vegas. It was a award given to him from them for his breaking attendance records performing at that hotel it was....made of gold.

Such a well mannered, southern gentleman. He was a BEAUTIFUL SOUL.

I admire Elvis for keeping his political views to himself. Today's musicians and stars could learn from him on how to keep their mouths shut. He knew how to talk to the media. He handled that press conference like a champ.

“Just Pretend” great Elvis song

He was a stand up man. Alot of great things he did that was never recognized. Check out ELVIS PRESLEY..KING OF KINDNESS. Another side of his kindness and character.

It’s nice to hear Elvis answer questions for himself and say what he thinks. This version is a little choppy - stuff was edited out. I’ve seen the entire interview. It gives a broader sense of who he is, opinions, sense of humor, etc… Thanks for checking it out!

I feel like you have the same heart and drive that Elvis had. You care for people. I am honored to kick it in the Kingdom with you. Thank you!❤️❤️💐💐

This shows what a sweet, sincere and humble guy he was. And the funniest legend ever born. Naturally hilarious.

HUMBLE. that’s what he was. The biggest star in the world. Canada

See how polite he is? I always liked that about him.

I enjoyed listening to this interview very much. He conducted himself beautifully and was very respectful toward others . Elvis father had a home on Graceland property to be near his son. Elvis grandmother lived in Elvis Graceland home. There were always other family members... plus friends who lived either on the property or with Elvis at graceland . Thank you so much for continuing this Elvis journey with us....⚡⚡💕🌻

He definitely had a great sense of humor.

A great interview is the one he did in 1960 when he came home to Graceland after his 2 year army stint. (Elvis' mom passed away after his basic training just before he got shipped to Germany. So he had to have mixed emotions coming home without his mom there.) But it's one of his best interviews. He was 25 yrs. old.

Who goes in to a press conference with a cape? Only the King

My beautiful Elvis

Great video! The REAL reason Elvis never toured Europe was because Elvis’ manager Colonel (honorary title) Tom Parker was here illegally (he was Dutch) and could not get a visa. I believe and I’m not certain, but he took the name “Tom Parker” from a deceased serviceman. I don’t believe Elvis ever knew that and maybe at the end of his life, if he did know…..he was to sick to care. More info: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Tom_Parker

He was really a shy and humble man ... many of his girlfriends said he was very different from his image when they were alone with him . He would read poetry to them and want to discuss current events and religion ... not what you'd expect from the stud of the entertainment world !

My take away was he conducted himself like a gentleman. He was their as an entertainer and not to push a personal agenda about politics or other private opinions. He should respect for other artists which is sad he doesnt get that in return from some. Some of the reporters questions were just childish. Parker was rude and obnoxious. Elvis revealed the weight he carried trying to live up to an image. Fans know about WHY he couldnt tour abroad and why he was making fims for 8 years while not doing concerts. Why he couldnt get material to record that he should have. PARKER ! RIP ELVIS and Thank you very much.

A good video to react to when he was coming home from the army. So ,so handsome.

Thanks for sharing this @Kingdom. I absolutely love to be able to watch Elvis do these press conferences. Its great to see the personal side of him. He was a great human.

If only more so called modern entertainers had the same attitude as Elvis when he said he was just an entertainer and would rather keep his personal views to himself. Too many now think we want to hear there views on politics and societal issues from their "platform"

A very smart man speaks with his actions and shuts his mouth. He handled this perfectly. Vicki

At his mother’s dying request she asked that they always stay together. And when he was stationed in Germany he had his father and Grandmother with him. His Grandmother lived with him and in Graceland and even after he passed. His aunt Delta lived in Graceland also until she passed in the 90’s. His grandmother lived there until she passed in 1980. He loved his family.

Elvis was the first entertainer to sell out 4 consecutive concerts at Madison Square Garden.

He was always self conscious during interviews. He was on the shy side. I believe that’s why he always comes off as being the humble person he was. That’s why he was so great at singing his emotions.

Just have to respect this man with his answers when questions r coming at him like bullets

Elvis Baby ! And that's the way it was LOL

What comes across to me whenever I watch this is the power dynamic between E and Colonel. Elvis's body language changes and he reverts back to that slightly shy kid who fidgets his arms from back in the early days. The Colonel truly was something and kept Elvis slightly caged? Imagine the possibilities had he had a proper manager who cared about creativity and the art rather than just the 💸. World tours, great movies.....collaborations with other great artists.....possibilities would've been endless. Elvis should've got out but this interview shows me exactly why this never happened.

Elvis really is charming so enjoyed this ..thanku so much he is so lovely .you are lovely too blitz much love and God bless always x

Love it! Here's an interview I think you'd enjoy where you can hear every question: Elvis Presley - Live Phone Interview (1956) (8:39). Also: NFL Films Presents Elvis Presley (5:48).

you got a great at attitude love your content 😃

I love watching him doing interviews! Please do more!

He did really well when it came to interviews and always listened to each question and answered truthfully especially when they asked him his political views I love his response to that question

His Mother was the main influence in his life they would always have long talks together they were very close. ✌️❤️Elvis 👦🏾🧑🏻🎤🎧🎶🎶Connie

rest in peace elvis, thank you for the music AND YOU IN STUDIO ARE SO GOOD AND FUNNY, I SMILE 👍 WITH YOU ⭐ LOVE FROM NORWAY💚 ELVIS SONG IF TO MOROW NEVER COM . ARE VERY ACTUELL,

Honey, I would just keep my views to myself..... I'm just an entertainer...... Classic Elvis. Just shut her down. That's why 45 years after his death, everyone still loves Elvis❤❤❤

Such a shame that Elvis spent the '60s making movies he didn't want to make. Just imagine if Elvis was focused on music all throughout the 60s then did the MSG show in like 1968 as the first stop of a world tour.

Love the fact he wouldn't make comments on anything social or political. What a smart man

And what a humble man!

You should watch the interview between Bazz Luhrman (director of new Elvis movie) and Sam Hill (Elvis’s childhood friend from Tupelo). Very interesting how they grew up, neigbors, family dynamics, etc. And Sam is delightful… he has since passed away.

It was around this time that he started cranking out a string of country hits. He couldn't compete in the emerging hard rock, psychedelic and metal scene that was happening in the early 70's.

Love your Journey and reactions into our Icon Elvis , keep em coming brother, Wanishi!!

Yes he was shy he finally came out of it though but he was always nervous before he got on stage

We are so lucky that a fan was able to sneek ind and film one of these concerts with a semipro camera. It can be found (together with 2 of the concerts and 1 dvd + a beautiful booklet) on the boxset "prince from another planet, ot is pretty cheep too !!!

As you know by now (since Elvis mentioned it in this press conference), they weren't allowed to film the 3 Madison Square Garden concerts Elvis did that weekend. However, we're fortunate that there was a fan in the front rows of the matinee concert, that did manage to sneak in his Super 8 movie camera, and he filmed this footage, which someone has synchronized with the audio from the soundboard. Take a look at this, if you want to see what Elvis at his concert peak looked like. It's my contention that Elvis never made a better live concert during all of his tours in the 1970's than the 3 concerts he did in Madison Square Garden, because he was a man on a mission, trying to prove to the world that he could be as great in New York, as he was down south (which of course, he was)! Watch and see what you think: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9yZZ62Drpibo2w.html&ab_channel=ElvisPresleyVEVO

The "Colonel" was Elvis' biggest downfall in the end. He wouldnt allow Elvis to tour outside of the US because he(the colonel), was here illegally and would have been deported if he stepped foot outside of the US. Very selfish, and selfserving man who hindered Elvis from doing what he truly wanted to do...tour overseas. Elvis was beatened down towards the end, and the list of endless Dr.'s that were over medicating him all for the love of the almighty dollar!!😔 He always had a forboding sense that he would die young like his mother, and the loss of his twin, Jesse, at birth left him with a sense of loss and loneliness his whole life. But, for all the memories and great entertainment and music he left for us, we are truly blessed and thankful to have walked this planet at the same time he did💜 RIP Elvis, and our memories of you are truly, as your beautiful song says, "pressed between the pages of our mind"💜🎶🎸🎵🎶💜

He was very shy in real life and always was a nervous wreck before his show's.

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce gave him that gold belt. He was proud to wear it.

Excellent video!! Elvis didn't travel outside the US to perform because Colonel Parker apparently was an illegal immigrant

At this point Elvis had been in the business long enough to recognize and avoid 'gotcha' questions from the media. In several of the books I have on Elvis he privately disagreed with the 'draft dodgers'. When Elvis was drafted the commanders wanted Elvis to join the 'Entertainment Branch' like many Hollywood actors did...but he refused and insisted on being treated like the other men. This not only got him respect from the guys around him but he made many friends including Joe Esposito and Charlie Hodge.

Have you seen his post Army interview..if not check it out ..much younger but it's a good one. He didnt do many interviews..Thanks enjoyed this one...

Presley's powerful manager, Col. Tom Parker, was an illegal immigrant from Holland and couldn't leave the country, so he kept Elvis in the states too even though it would've been great for him to tour the world. Parker also didn't let Presley expand his acting talent. He kept him doing cheesy films for years when there were other opportunities out there. It was only on-stage (as witnessed in his comeback special) and recording where Presley actually had a high degree of control over what he was doing.

Like Elvis, I’ve only been to Germany (when I was in the Army too).

Andhis motherdod a great job he is so kind dont try to make himself better then anyone i gest that is why people all around the world had so much resp for Elivs the people who were around j Him did not take care of him he was such a kind person sad he did not get time to get married again and have more kids what a shame his life was cut so short but God had a planfor himso he brought himhome where no one stand alone RIPsing with the angles from co clare Ireland🙏🙏❤🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Unlike many of today's artists, Elvis never wanted to alienate his audience who paid to see him (as opposed to what Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler & Barbra Streisand have done). So, he wisely & professionally chose to say he'd rather not comment on the social questions, the women's liberation subject, or Vietnam War protestors. Elvis never performed technically outside of the U.S. He was in Germany during his Army years. I believe in the early 50s he did perform 3 times in Canada briefly in 1957. He didn't make appearances in Europe, Australia, or Japan because his manager Colonel Tom Parker -- born in the Netherlands, was a Dutch entrepreneur & didn't have a valid passport & couldn't venture outside the country (He was for want of a better word -- an illegal immigrant). Elvis was the first entertainer to ever be offered $1 million for a single performance, At that time, $1 million was an astronomical sum for one show. He turned it down.

KING R&R

I watched a video recently of a few of the guys with Elvis for most of his career and they say his slide bean after the amazing Aloha from Hawiaii that was telelcast via sattellite to over a billion people around the world. They said flat out that he needed new challenges, that Elvis was a thinker and do'er and was sick of doing Vegas etc. and wanted to broaden his horizons to travel the world but the Colonel kept booking him for these Vegas shows............two shows a DAY and he was deflated and bored and could not see a change in his now routine concerts. Here was absolute proof that the Colonel KNEW what he needed creatively and ignored it for his own financial agenda........and in inveterate gambler, he loved booking Vegas. He was a genius and a giant PR*ICK. Hope the movie reveals the ugly truths in this regard. Elvis was too creataive and curiously intelligent to be shoved in a the self-serving box of the Colonel.

If Elvis toured Europe and other countries, he would have sold even more records and sealed his presence worldwide. But Parker (his manager) kept him in the states because he could not legally move across the border as he wasn't a legal citizen in the United Staes, it was later discovered. But for one guy to sell over a billion records before MTV and the Internet and all that stuff is a huge deal. Elvis split the royalties 50/50 with the original writers of songs he recorded, and he did like 600 songs in his portfolio.

In fact not to many people know this he's father Vernon had a few songs out

This has been cut around a lot - but still love hearing him talk ⭐

Very nice reaction on a Very Good Man and the Greatest Entertainer Ever. But, let me just say that all you folks that criticize the Colonel, lighten up! Without him, it is very Doubtful that Elvis would have become the biggest star in history. I say, Thank You, Col Parker!!! Did he have faults? Sure. He was a human being. Elvis did NOT have to agree to give him 50% of his money. I get it was extravagant, but Elvis did agree to it. So who was at fault? Only Elvis!

I feel his manager was definitely a villain, he had a lot of control on what Elvis was doing and made sure he could hold him back from performing abroad as he was a illegal alien. We can turnaround and say what could of been but it's already happened unfortunately

Got to kick out that his father said no he hasn't changed he said no I sweat more

Irremplaçable 🙂🤴

The Queendom dubs the Kingdom Rockcity. Kicking it with the 🤴 👑 🦁 King.

The Colonel wasn't allowed to leave the country

There is a much better version f this interview that you can hear the Qs better and its not chopped up, plus there is dialog of the Qs so you can read what they are asking. Worth checking out.

I understand Tom Parker was his only manager his entire life. He was in this country illegally and was afraid to go outside the USA for fear he couldn't return. So he never booked Elvis out of the country. Parker took about 1/2 of the income as his fee. He would run up huge gambling debts and Elvis would pay them off out of his half. Elvis was extremely loyal and chose to not negotiate his contract. When Elvis died he was almost bankrupt thanks to Parker. Elvis was also very generous to everyone. One story was at the car lot he bought his cars from, while looking at the cars he noticed a black man working very hard washing and caring for the cars on the lot. Elvis chose himself a car and bought one for that gentleman cleaning the cars on the lot. He was known to gift people cars, homes, jewelry, etc. He had a big heart and never forgot the poverty he came from. The home (named Graceland) was a gift to his parents when he first came into money. It was where he raised his daughter and where he died. I remember the night he died all 3 TV stations ran constant filming about Elvis. Everyone was so shocked and sad. He was only 42.

One of the reasons Elvis has lasted as long as he did other than his talent, and him caring about people is that they tried to cancel him. Back then if you tried to cancel someone people liked they would become even bigger. Unlike today when people try to cancel someone they get shoved to the side, and forgotten about.

I think one of the big problems with being famous is that the press are constantly looking for an angle from anything you say so they can label the person as being of a particular opinion, just looking for anything to bring someone down. Even back then it was the same as it is today as far as a negative media assault goes, just leave the man alone

The media treated Elvis like he stepped out of a time capsule. He rarely granted interviews or had press conferences, so when he was available to the media it was such a big deal. You never saw Elvis on talk shows, he hadn’t called into a radio DJ since the army. He was so far removed from day to day life. I don’t think there are any A-list stars today that are in his league. Elvis Presley was rarefied air.

Check out the full version. Bout 18 mins' With subtitles..... It's on KZfaq 👑👍

I love Elvis & a few of the others you've reacted to but it looks like you've completely forgotten about your Home Free "Home Fries". Of course, it's your channel & you can do whatever you want to, but you've reacted to 318 videos since the last Home Free video (The Gambler). I loved your reactions to Home Free. That's why I subscribed so could you show a little love to the Home Fries every now & then? It would really be appreciated & you've missed some of their great new songs! Thank you!😊

Great interview, the loudmouth in the background is EP's manager, Colonel Tom Parker... It's like can you please tone it down so we can hear what Elvis Presley has to say... But, he made EP a lot of money, so EP tolerated his antics...

He play one concert in my hometown Vancouver bc Canada 1957

They wanted to know if he was going to retire from music he said maybe someday but not right now

Type full interview of Elvis at Madison Square and you get the whole thing and questions are written so we know what the asked. Not being critical just wanted you to know it’s out there

I'm hoping that you can change the view of your screen as far as the video that is being viewed. It appears semi-transparent and not very much fun to watch when it's not in complete full view. I don't know if I'm the first person to say anything about it but I've seen other people do similar reaction videos with a full clear view of the video that is playing, of which they are responding to.. Just a friendly, loving notification and request 🙂 I find you intelligent and your opinions/ views interesting, stimulating and thought provoking. Keep the Great work up! I Really Enjoy You and the Way You "Do what you do" 😊 God Bless you and yours

It's a pity It's a bit chopped up and hard to hear the questions. Some are fine though. I think there's a longer version out there too.

The Boston concert that he mentioned has never been released.

The reason Elvis never toured out of the USA is because his manager Tom Parker was here illegally. This was never known until after his death.

Favors asking him about why did he want to come back and it was because he missed the audience

Did you know Elvis liked things that had to do with Police and all that - guns, badges. I used to know more about it, but I can’t remember it now. I think I do remember him having honorary membership(s) to Police groups or something like that. Thought all that was cool 👍🏻❤️‼️

Rev Bob Joyce is not Sir EP. he is younger than Sir EP. He already said he is not him.

Elvis's manager didn't want him going to Europe because Parker couldn't go due to legal issues he had! I don't think Elvis ever got to go to Europe sadly. No matter what Elvis would've said on that issue.....he would have caught flack! lol He knew that! It seemed like Parker didn't like Elvis answering too many questions! He kept interrupting and talking over Elvis.... I don't know...maybe it's just me! lol Thanks this was great! Had never seen that interview before!

There's a full version. About 24 minutes, with subtitles so you can hear questions. Check it out folks!!!👑👌

Tom Parker kept Elvis from performing out of the country, because Parker was an illegal citizen and was afraid it would be discovered. Parker made all the business deals and arrangements.

You should watch Elvis and the black community documentary. You will get an even better idea who Elvis was

Sorry to complain. I LOVE 💕 your show!!!! But sometimes the pictures can't be seen. They look like shadows. The size is great, but can the background be darkened some? This is not just on the Elvis ones. I have noticed this o others also. 😃

His nicked name was Elvis the Pelvis. It was lewd in the 50s and 60s

What Elvis didn't know was that his shady manager was in this country illegally. He had changed his name also. He did not want Elvis to leave the country because he could have been caught. I wish Elvis would have gotten away from him. Maybe he would have lived longer.

I hear is big mouth manager in the background...he did E so wrong 😪🤬..love E and miss him so much ❤❤

Coz the cernal was an illiegal imagagrent

His manager col parker screewed him over he couldnt leave the country, so he made sure elvis was stuck in movies & the states, theres so much more to this please read up on his manager then you will understand,,,,,,

Not touring outside the country? One of the main reasons, was the Colonel, Elvis's manager, would not allow him to tour outside the country, because it was said he (The Colonel) was actually afraid to for fear of being removed from the country because supposedly he was an illegal immigrant, which all of what I found to be untrue or hard to believe, there would have been arrangements for the manager to tour outside the country, he could have sent one of his close people with Elvis on outside the country tour. I personally felt that the Colonel was the wrong manager for Elvis at times, Elvis could have done much more than the Colonel planned, It was said to be that the Colonel was a big-time gambler and that why appeared in Vegas for almost 7/ 8 years to help pay off some the Colonels gambling debt? Not sure that was true? Elvis recorded over 700 songs, President Trump also awarded Elvis the highest civilian award an American citizen can be awarded, it was the medal of Freedom Award and many American citizens have been awarded that medal. The Colonel was noted for taking more of his share as Manager and did things behind Elvis's back that should have never happened, money-wise and in some cases career-wise, So you are aware, I have been an Elvis fan since 1955, and I do collect some Elvis items of choice. Elvis the image will live on for the test of time. Forever.

Iive near memphis. Elvis ended up isolated. Its sad,he couldnt go to the movie he couldnt go anywhere without the ( Memphis Mafia) The man didnt have a LIFE !!! I get it.

It's hard for me watching the French subtitles.. confuses me... Elivs' manager.. Colonel Parker was a Felon and a conartist and when he took over Elvis' s contract... he wouldn't let Elvis go outside the country because he couldn't leave the United States. So anyone in Europe or Asia or Austrailia...... never could see Elvis unless they traveled to the USA. SAD