Elvis and me
1985
- biography
- rock musicians
- rock musicians' spouses
- popmuziek
- biographie
- autobiographie
- presley, elvis, 1935-1977
- singers
- rock music
The story
Elvis and Me is a 1985 biography written by Priscilla Presley with Sandra Harmon. In the book, Priscilla talks about meeting Elvis Presley, their marriage, and the factors and issues that led to the couple's divorce.
What it’s like
Warm, candid, and conversational, this has the feel of a long late-night talk with someone who has finally decided to tell the whole story. The voice is plain and unhurried, with a memoirist's habit of stopping to describe a room, a dress, a telephone call, or a stretch of waiting, so the reader gets the textures of a life lived at the edge of enormous fame: gated houses, tour schedules, and long empty evenings. The mood is wistful and quietly melancholy, shifting toward disquiet as the marriage tightens and the couple's differences harden. Its pacing follows the years in order, lingering on early romance and domestic routines before moving into the slower, sadder middle, so it reads best in long, uninterrupted sittings. Intensity is low on spectacle: there is no graphic violence, and the hard moments arrive as emotional strain, loneliness, and talk of control rather than anything physical or explicit. It suits a rainy weekend, a long train journey, or a reader who wants real-life intimacy and an insider's view of a famous marriage. It will appeal most to people who enjoy first-person celebrity memoirs, rock-history readers, and anyone curious about the private side of public legends.
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