Elvis Presley. Üksildane elu - Ray Connolly

What was it like to be Elvis Presley? What does a man whose insane fame turns him into a prisoner experience? As the world's first rock star, he had nobody's experience to rely on. Charming and sexy, confident on stage and strikingly talented in the studio. It seemed to the fans that Elvis had it all. Yet he was a prisoner in his role as well as in his body. As a boy who grew up in the poor south of America, he was able to combine gospel music, black rhythm blues and white country songs, so that his unique rock'n'roll was born. Elvis became insanely famous and rich, but he put his talent on the line with his manager's tricks until it was time to pay. He dreamed of an acting career, but began to despise his films and the stories he performed in them. He could have resisted, but he didn't. Why? In ELVIS PRESLEY, the author takes an unbiased look at the life of the world's most successful entertainer of all time and discovers the extraordinary, brilliantly gifted man who changed pop culture. A man who sold billions of albums and had more hit songs than any other singer, but who still fell into the trap of his own weaknesses. Ray Connolly has written novels, plays, television series and biographies, including a book about the musician John Lennon. In addition, he has made a documentary about the actor James Dean.