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Elvis: ‘It was so INTENSE, he was sweating’ The King watching 1968 special with Priscilla


After seven years of solely making Hollywood movies, Elvis Presley made a big music comeback with his 1968 television special. Filmed in June that year in Burbank, California, the show wasn’t aired until December 3. So The King of Rock and Roll had a good half-year wait to find out if he had managed to resurrect this part of his career.

Speaking at Elvis’ 85th birthday celebrations this month at Graceland, Priscilla Presley spoke of watching the 1968 special with The King live that Winter.

The 74-year-old recalled: “I was sitting with him in our living room [and] we were watching the show.

“It was Sonny West, myself and Charlie Hodge [with Elvis].

“And it was so intense…you couldn’t hear a pin drop.”

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While Priscilla continued: “He was nervous. You never approached him before a show.

“He was in his dressing room by himself, because he had to psych himself out.

“Right now [referring to the footage] he’s psyching himself out. Head down, getting himself ready, taking deep breaths.

“And people were wondering, ‘oh my god, why would he be nervous?’ Because you get nervous.”

Elvis’ ex-wife added: “He always said, ‘you get a different crowd’, you never know, you get people drinking – this is Vegas.

“He said: ‘Every show’s different. You start seeing somebody yawning or looking at their watch, you’d better do a better job’

“He was this way before every show. Always in quietness. He’d think about what he was going to do.

“And whether it was Vegas or on the road or wherever, that’s how he’d psych himself up.”



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