Elvis Presley
January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977
Illustration by Guy Peellaert, text by Nik Cohn
from the book Rock Dreams,1974
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Outside the pool hall, standing in the sun, I was minding my business and combing my hair, when along comes a carhop and called me dirty names.
First the length of my hair, then the cut of my clothes, and then the way that I curled my lip - he stared into my eyes, and spat on my blue suede shoes.
Right there on the pavement, with one foot in the gutter, I cut him all to pieces.
January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977
Illustration by Guy Peellaert, text by Nik Cohn
from the book Rock Dreams,1974
First the length of my hair, then the cut of my clothes, and then the way that I curled my lip - he stared into my eyes, and spat on my blue suede shoes.
Right there on the pavement, with one foot in the gutter, I cut him all to pieces.