TIL that according to an FBI report, Elvis Presley believed the Beatles had led young people astray “by their filthy unkempt appearances and suggestive music”
TIL that according to an FBI report, Elvis Presley believed the Beatles had led young people astray “by their filthy unkempt appearances and suggestive music”
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The King is dead, long live the King
Talk about pot calling the kettle black.
It's also really weird. Elvis was around to see The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, and technically Sex Pistols too although that was towards the end of his life.
Point is, he should have known about much "worse" musicians and music than The Beatles.
He met the Beatles once (on their request), and John Lennon insulted him twice at this occasion. It looks like he started to badmouth them afterwards whenever he was with powerful people (and he also complained about other musicians then).
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/john-lennon-insulted-elvis-presley-in-his-own-home.html/
https://www.vox.com/2015/1/14/7539809/elvis-nixon-beatles
https://vault.fbi.gov/Elvis%20Presley%20
Wonder how he would have felt about todays musicians