elvis presley was 42 years old when he died

After the well deserved praise for the Elvis film last week from when he was at his peak, l was reminded today that he was only 42 years old when he died. At the time the concerts were certainly erratic, and he was often mocked for them (and his weight) in the press. As far as most people were concerned, no one cared about him, as he was considered to be a has been who was well past it, and an embarrassment to his younger magnificent self, which seemed as though it was decades before, but of course was only a few years previous. He still had  'the voice' but couldn't really move about and sing at the same time, and his records were mostly ignored or vilified until (like John Lennon), after his death. Looking back now, he needed people he could trust to say 'no' to him, and he died way too young. An American tragedy in one way, but Lordy Miss Clawdy, what a life he had.

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Plus there were warning signs in 1977.

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