Connolly, Ray
Being Elvis: A Lonely Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9781631492808
- author:
- Connolly, Ray
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 168mm X 33mm
- Genre:
- 23.62 x 16.26 x 3.56 centimetres, Biography, Composers & Musicians, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Elvis Presley's life was a complex blend of talent, fame, and excess. In "Being Elvis: A Lonely Life", veteran rock journalist Ray Connolly offers a fresh look at the career of the world's most loved singer. By placing Elvis back in his mid-twentieth-century, distinctly southern world, Connolly sheds new light on the man behind the music. Connolly's narrative is informed by interviews with those who knew Elvis, including John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and B. B. King, among others. He explores the ways in which Elvis's early life, including his poverty-stricken upbringing in Tupelo, Mississippi, influenced his music and later struggles with fame. The book also examines the darker side of Elvis's life, including his struggles with addiction and the financial pressures that drove him. Through "Being Elvis", Connolly creates a nuanced and mature portrait of a cultural phenomenon, one that goes beyond the narrative to explore the complexities of white poverty, class aspirations, and the prison of extreme fame.
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