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Elvis at 85: The King’s profound influence on John Lennon ‘There's no Beatles without him’


They’ve now both been dead as long as they were alive, but both Elvis Presley – who would have been 85-years-old today – and John Lennon had quite the connection. Both Elvis and The Beatles are the highest-grossing music artists of all time, with around 600 million sales each worldwide. In fact, the two start the Hollywood Walk of Fame together with their stars.

But did you know that John Lennon was so influenced by Elvis that he felt there would be no Beatles without The King?

Of course, Elvis was famous before the Fab Four from Liverpool so he had a profound effect on the group, especially Lennon.

The late Beatle once said: “Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis.

“Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles.”

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Lennon said: “When I heard [Heartbreak Hotel], it was the end for me.

“Once I heard it and got into it, that was life, there was no other thing.

“I thought of nothing else but rock ‘n’ roll.”

Of course, in the end, The Beatles eventually meet their idol, with Lennon being rather nervous.

Priscilla Presley said of their visit to Graceland: “I was amazed at how shy they were.

“They were speechless. They were truly like kids meeting their idol, especially John Lennon. 

“John was shy, timid, looking at him… I really believe that he just couldn’t believe that he was actually there with Elvis Presley.

“It was a little bit awkward because they just kept looking at him and not really saying anything and not really sitting down, just staring at him.”



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