Elvis: What Happened?
by Steve Dunleavy
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Author: Steve DunleavyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1977-07-12
ISBN: 0345272153
Number of pages: 332
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: A fascinating portrait; a good warning to others.
Summary: 4 Stars
I for one *do* believe the authors loved Elvis and wanted him to get help. On the other hand, as an expose of a friend, it's pretty coldblooded.
It's sad that Elvis died just prior to the release of this book. It might have been the "hit-bottom-moment" he needed to realize, once and for all, how the pills (and not just the Colonel's singleminded focus on the bottom line, not just "too much fame too soon") had changed him. (The Colonel and fame being aggravating factors, yes.)
Why didn't anyone force Elvis to get help? Because you can't force anyone to help themselves, and Elvis' being "The King" didn't help matters much.
The book really demonstrates anecdotally how incredibly indulged Elvis was by everyone around him, and how extreme fame and drugs combined to shelter Elvis and keep him in a fantasy world.
It's a sad end to a man of faith and generosity.
Why is this book out of print? Two reasons:
1) It's painful to read.
2) While author and bodyguard Red doubtless did have roles directing the musical side of Elvis' career, calling Red "the genius behind Elvis' music" is so patently absurd as to further distance the reader, casting doubt not only on the credibility -- but the sanity -- of the authorial voice.
Still, a fascinating portrait, best in combination with a book like Peter Guralnick's more erudite Elvis biography, "Careless Love".
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