All Tom Parker cared about was money it was his fault that Elvis couldn't leave America to tour some of us Europeans would have been able to afford to see him that's the only regret I have but I saw Graceland in 2019 but back to Parker he was gambling and Elvis was paying for it when he should have been taking it a little easier We love you Elvis you will never die 😍 💔
That is so very true ! I wonder why Elvis never dumped him & went overseas / touring ! Never stop for anyone from doing what u want to do. Biggest mistake Elvis made, listing to this Tom Parker clown.
Parker was a Dutch killer on the run. He entered the USA illegally, joined the army to get a n ID, took the name of an officer there, then got kicked out labeled as a psychopath. He became a carnival huckster and talent manager. When he saw the Elvis audience reaction he smelled the money. And that was that.
@@waylonvids I have studied this story since I was 15. It is fascinating. Parker disappeared for years from his family. Later they saw his face in the news about Elvis and made contact. His brother even visited him in the USA. But otherwise he kept his secret past secret. Interesting Elvis sometimes speculated with some accuracy that the Colonel probably had a dark secret past. The facts are in the public domain now, and in many of the more well written Elvis biographies. The truth of their remarkable lives would make a great art film. 1 day someone will do it justice. The Disney style versions just don’t capture the astonishing reality of their intertwined stories.
It's my understanding the later Las Vegas performances were to pay Parker's gambling debts. That he was a really bad gambler losing thousands at a time.
Correct. The "Colonel" was an illegal immigrant without US citizenship. He entered the US via Canada. As he was not naturalized he couldn't get a US passport. So Elvis was a virtual prisoner, who couldn't leave the US. The fact that "Parker" never applied for citizenship was odd. He left Holland just after the murder of a woman. Although there was no direct evidence linking him to the crime.
Elvis and the Colonel loved one another in a way....Elvis was loyal, lm sure there were times when Elvis probably wanted to fire the Colonel but then changed his mind.....
The colonel also stopped Elvis working with Steve Binder again , after the big success of the '68 tv special , and with Chips Moam of Stax records , by demanding copyright for all the song recordings , and after initially recording " In the Ghetto " , Chips told the colonel where to go , and that was that .
A major theme in the recent movie, “Elvis,” is, “Colonel Parker bad man.” For those who do not who Parker was, he was Elvis’ manager from a little after Elvis’ discovery to until his death. A known claim is that Parker took great advantage of Elvis, being more concerned for his own welfare, in the form of money, than Elvis’ welfare in the form of same and, more importantly, in the form of mental and physical health. In contrast to what the movie portrays, Sonny West, Elvis' friend and personal body guard, a member of the “Memphis Mafia,” had nice things to say about Parker. During a presentation that he gave (Up Close & Personal with Sonny West) after the passing of both Elvis and Parker, he said, "But Colonel, to make a bad decision with all that he had to make ... I'm going to tell you something. I'll tell you this and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Colonel Parker ... If I could go to my grave and make half of the right decisions that he made regarding Elvis, I would be very happy that I had really, really accomplished more than I ever thought I could … and along with that, I would take all the bad decisions that he's made and I'd take all of them and I'd still be way outbalanced. But, he, he was, uh, his ... his … Elvis was his best interest … and there's been things that have come out against him ... they weren’t intentionally done … like Colonel Parker being the bad guy … you, know … because he wasn’t. He cared about Elvis and he did the best he could and I think he did a hell of a job. I worked with him a lot on tour so I was with him constantly on tour out there and I saw what he did for Elvis.” In the same presentation, in reply to a question about Elvis, West said, “I would say … probably what really sticks out in my mind … if you kind of took everything together about Elvis, with his humility and his warmth and his compassion and his concern and take all of this … and, you can probably wrap it up in one word … is, humanity. His humanity was something like, you just don’t, you know, it’s such a big word but he covered that word very well. It really brings him to it, you know … yeah … humanity.” In a June 22, 1977 interview, before Elvis’ passing, Elvis’ father, Vernon Presley, said, "Colonel Parker is an honest man. And I think that's where the big organization and the big togetherness comes. You know? Once you find out, you don't have to worry about a guy being your manager, what he will do for you ... he handled it ... you do the show ... everything worked smooth.” In West's case, harboring favorable opinions towards Parker might be attributed to Parker producing the money-making opportunities that he did. In the same vein, Elvis, the "bread and butter" of the operations, combined with Parker’s business prowess, enabled a quality of life that West would not have been able to enjoy otherwise. Therefore, his loyalty was to both. As for Vernon Presley’s opinion, at least at the time of the interview, some say that he was snowed by Parker. Like West, Mr. Presley also enjoyed the fruits of Parker's labor - as conniving and manipulative as Parker has said to have been. The bottom line is Parker was able to produce the venues that equated into dollars. Although his antics might have been questioned during the process and much later, the concern at the time that it was happening wasn’t strong enough to change the equation by replacing Parker. As long as the money kept rolling in, the relationship that had been established wasn’t questioned, business as usual as it evolved was the accepted norm.
Bro not for nothing, but you are literally begging for someone to bullshit you if you think you’re going to get someone in the YT comment section who genuinely knew the manager of Elvis.
It's kind of like how Norman Petty painted a halo over his head after Buddy died. While Norman wasn't as tenacious as Colonel Parker, he had a similar clause with Buddy in that 50% of of the songwriting royalties went to Norman Petty in lieu of recording session fees. Hence, why you see Petty's credits on ALL of Buddy Holly's songs. He never wrote with Buddy, but that 50% got Buddy unlimited studio time at Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. It wasn't until late 1958 when Buddy began recording in New York that he didn't want that deal anymore and wanted out from under it. But barely being 21, I think Buddy was a bit naiive; when he sued Norman Petty to get out from under that contract; well, that froze the bank accounts of everybody involved! That's why Buddy signed up for the fateful Winter Party Dance Tour - he was going broke from trying to sue Petty! But if you asked Norman Petty later in life about Buddy; oh no friends and neighbors; it was BUDDY who was stubborn as a mule and HAD to do things his way. Norman was just there to put things on tape! But Gee Whiz, who was the guy overdubbing all of Buddy's unreleased recordings with a Surf Group and strung that stuff out for the next DECADE? Sheesh.... There are many others out there who got SCREWED by managers in the record business. Ask John Fogerty sometime about his contract with Fantasy/Saul Zaentz.
@@That_AMC_Guy Interesting. It's a dog eat dog world out there. There are many examples of performers, who signed unfair contracts when starting out. They were just desperate to get a recording deal and weren't aware of what they were committing themselves to.
This guy is actually a legend. Elvis wouldn't have made a penny if it weren't for this mans vision, genius, and work ethic. Elvis was his creation and he's very lucky Colonel gave him 50% of the money. Seriously people, Elvis owes everything to this man.
It's said that for every dollar Elvis earned Tom Parker earned two. Also when Elvis tried to get out of doing the same old same old movies then TP would show him a tax bill and tell him he needed to do it. Really wish that Elvis had listened to Steve Pinder and severed ties in 1968..... If only.
Elvis tried. But the Colonel's contract had some pretty unbeatable clauses in it. Things that would not be allowed today. And if the Colonel had been properly taking care of Elvis' fortune, there should have been no tax bill. Let's face it, the Colonel took advantage of somebody with limited education. Hate to paint Elvis with that brush, but let's be honest - he was no stellar student and barely made it out of high school. He was going to be an electrician..... not a Doctor or Lawyer.
Can't believe people here saying he doesn't have much of an accent. It's very clear to any Dutch person that he's Dutch. I don't know what accent Tom Hanks was trying in the movie, but this is what a Dutch accent sounds like, people.
Elvis could have starred in far better movies than the bubble-gum garbage script movies that he ended up making. Barbara Streisand wanted Elvis as her romantic lead in the 1976 re-make of "A Star Is Born", but it never happened after Parker made outrageous demands regarding money and top billing to Elvis for the film. John Wayne wanted Elvis for a couple of roles in his own films, but never happened all because of Parker.
Was he though? Maybe as a young man fresh off the turnip truck but once EP became the king, a grown man who can make his own choices, he could have dumped him in a skinny minute. Why didn't he? There isn't a Mgr alive, especially then, who wouldn't take 50% of Elvis if given the opportunity.
The Colonel ran Elvis to death he's the one to blame for the drugs. Because that hard schedule he had him touring all the time in the early days. The colonel was The Don king of rock and roll. Dude ruined Elvis.
The "Colonel" was well known for his addiction to gambling. He would loose thousands of dollars a night. All of which Elvis had to fund from performing.
It's a common misconception that Elvis became familiar with pharmaceuticals during his stint in the army, Sonny Burgess stated the 1st time he met Elvis he was selling his mum's diet pills ( Amphetamine) outside Sun Studios! Barbera Pittman also says that 95% of Sun Studios recordings were fueled by Bop-Pills and Thunderbird wine. If you think of it this way most working folk that didn't have a lot probably held down at least two jobs and probably went to the doc for something to get them through??
Elvis didn't need this jerk,but he's paying for it now,Elvis could have paid the jerk the so called debt in a couple of his performances, sad Elvis was very lonely and all he wanted was to make people happy by singing, rip Elvis
This only makes Tom Hanks accent in the new movie sound more ridiculous than I thought it was. Tom Parker might’ve been Dutch, but you couldn’t tell it here.
@@bgaviator People's accent's change as they age. The Colonel in his earlier years was known for having an odd, or unplaceable accent. It's generally thought the Colonel made a point of losing his accent out of fear of having his background checked.
some of the body guard books mention that they thought he was a bit tongue tied, and always said "Pwesley". I can hear a hint of Hanks here in this interview.
Yeah I am really skeptical about this film coming out. Just by looking at the trailer thinking what the hell did they just do. Even to the actor I've never heard of playing the king of Rock and Roll doesn't even look like Elvis. He just trikes me as some theatrical performer style with La Bamba looks. Yes and hearing Tom Hanks voice as Parker throws me off as well. I could see from the trailer as well that there are certain events that are not accurate and Hollywood just decided to add them in to fill the space. I will go watch and give it a chance but I don't think I will not be expecting full satisfaction over it that's for sure.
Where is Tom Hanks accent is coming from? The Colonel’s accent seems standard Southern accent. Not that monstrosity Tom Hanks is attempting in the trailer lol.
That's what I'm wondering. I love Hanks, and he's generally a good actor, but him trying a thick dutch accent, is not good. He's a veteran actor, and the young guy playing Elvis, totally destroyed him, as far as acting goes.
In reality his debts must not have been too bad. He was never not a wealthy man. Lots of high rollers and big name people had and still have credit at the casinos. This is where his “debt” came from. Not that he didn’t have the money to pay.
Elvis wanted to be a serious actor, and Parker stymied him at every turn. He pretty much admits it here (starting at about 3:40) where he tells the story of a producer bringing Elvis a script for a role in a film that had Academy Award potential, and Parker refused to let it happen.
Tom Parker wants everyone to believe that elvis called the shots when we all heard different from people close to him that elvis couldn't do some of the songs he wanted because Tom Parker wanted part of the copyright and the writers didn't want to give that up ! And the 68 come back we almost didn't have that if it wasn't for elvis going against Parker! Just saying ! Rip elvis u r so loved ! 😍
Col P said he didn't have any say in what Elvis sang but most of us will know that Col P wanted Elvis to do just an xmas shows of xmas songs.in 1968... Elvis did not want that and was rumored to say F@@@ him and did the songs he wanted and thank god he did that show launched him back ... what would Col P know about singing. he ran a circus and Elvis was a good way to off Col P gambling debt and took 50% of Elvis earnings. Hope the new film portray that. As far Elvis drug issue he was tired doing as many shows he could, anyone who even works a night shift will tell you how hard it is to recover and function out of normal working hours... Yes he had other issues and we all deal with loss in different ways its what makes us human.. NOTE sorry that's just this offends its just my taken on it and i respect others opinion and view thank for reading
@@lindawatts5102 Elvis was like a robot to Parker he couldn't tour outside USA only made it to canada from wat Iam I still wish he would of gotten away from Parker took a year off to relax then a world tour just wasn't to be Elvis died to young and to sick where was the help for him
Col Tom Parker is The most horrible man in the world in good and bad times . He did in a way the best he could but not good enough. Elvis Presley I'll still be missed R.I.P.
Like it’s said in the introduction Col Tom was just a “Carny” And they rip everybody off He literally worked Elvis to death by keeping him constantly touring,which meant he was reliant on medications to make it possible As he had over a $$$ Million payroll every week And felt so responsible for the people who worked for him and their family’s Especially those with kids and mortgages That sense of loyalty and the old “Never forget where he came from “ and how he and his parents were spectacularly poor And the Colonel took full advantage of all their values Personally I don’t think Elvis cared about money! Especially after losing his beloved mother And the Colonel was also a degenerate gambler who dropped around a “Billion in Vegas “ No wonder why he kept Elvis there as long as he did And he also wasn’t an American citizen with no passport So unbeknownst to Elvis that was why he was always talked out from touring overseas and desperately wanted to tour The United Kingdom and Australia As he must of been hiding from something??? And was terrified that if he left the US he would never be let back in And board his gravy train
There would've been no Elvis without the Colonel. But, it might almost be frightening to think how much greater Elvis could've been WITHOUT the Colonel. Elvis should've ditched the Colonel in 1968. Elvis could've been in "A Star is Born" with Streisand. He could've been in "True Grit". He could've been in "Thunder Road". But no, the Colonel insisted on Elvis having an outrageous salary. Hell, he could've appeared on Carson, or Dick Cavett or Merv Griffin.... but no. The Colonel wouldn't allow it.
@@That_AMC_Guy - So true. Not to demean Elvis’ intelligence, but I think he felt comfortable with Colonel Parker. With the folksy, sort of “Boss Hog” mentality the Colonel had. Backwards in a lot of ways. Elvis’s fame outgrew Mr Parker, only I don’t know if Elvis had the wherewithal and confidence to tell Mr. Parker, thank you sir for everything, but I’ll take it from here..and then find management that would help him grow and mature as an artist. I think it was money that spurred most of the choices of what Elvis did and the fact that Elvis had a big payroll of people to help support. I also wished someone in the entourage and team would have really told Elvis - No! No to those damn drugs, no to “the Colonel”. He may be right about one thing. Elvis’ estate has made more money after he died.
@@That_AMC_Guy Yes there would have been. SMH timeline would be different but Elvis would have still been big like he is today. Yes he should have left him in 68
I saw this Nightline interview when it first aired. I got angry then and still angry now about the blatant lies "Parker" told. When he said he had nothing to do with the songs Elvis recorded, that simply is not true. Elvis *had* to record songs from Parker's publishing company, Hill and Range. It wasn't until later in Elvis's career that he recorded songs outside of the Hill and Range catalogue. Parker also well knew how dissatisfied Elvis was with his film career and that he was tired of the vacuous, teeny bopper crap films he was contractually bound to. At first, Elvis was told to be patient and that he had to make the undesirable films in order to "get his foot in the door" and the better quality scripts were coming. The story about Jerry Wald that Parker spoke about wasn't the whole truth. The price Parker set for Elvis was unrealistically high and he knew no one would pay it, therefore, Wald (and other producers) passed on using Elvis. This unscrupulous, sneaky "strategy" used by Parker made it appear as if he did try to get Elvis better quality roles, as well as to appease him. Parker overworked Elvis as many in the Memphis Mafia attested to. His dependency upon prescription drugs grew as a result. According to Larry Geller, during one of Elvis's near-fatal overdoses which rendered him semi-conscious and barely responsive, Dr Nick had buried his face in a tub of ice in an attempt to revive him and Parker, who'd just walked into the hotel suite, saw this being done and then remarked to Geller that "The only thing that's important is that this man is on stage tonight. Nothing else matters." *That* is who "Colonel Tom Parker" was. From the start, Gladys did not like Parker and did not trust him. Vernon did like him and convinced Elvis to sign with him. I wish Elvis had listened to his mother. With Elvis's phenomenal talent, charisma, and incredible physical beauty, he surely would have had managers knocking down his door and ultimately would have chosen one of them. But at the time, Elvis and his family were completely naive about show business and a manager's function. Parker took full advantage of this naivete and promised them riches and fame beyond their wildest dreams and of course he went with Parker. Parker was, of course, highly instrumental in Elvis's huge success and we must remember that there was no prototype for Elvis to follow/emulate. Elvis *was* the prototype.
Problem : Parker was a buisness manager and their job is to win a money and the movies with elvis bring a lot of money . The period of elvis at hollywood saved him because when the britain wave came in the usa , he was proctect with his films.
Elle Jay, Gladys Presley taught her son, Elvis, that when you give your word to somebody, you adhere to it. Gladys Presley hated Parker and told Elvis that he should not agree to sign a contract with him. Elvis didn't care all that much about money. His main goal, in life, was to entertain and make people happy. Parker was a greedy POS that exploited Elvis for his own personal gain.
Interesting how some people seem to know so much, as if they were a fly on the wall seeing it all happen. Things happened as they did. No one can go back and change any of it. People still worship E as a god. He was a human like everyone else. He had his gifts and talents. Anyway!
Absolutely agree parker did call the shots elvis was denied touring the world because of this man Absolutely twaddle what he talks as for the movies it was parker turning parts down he was offered a,star is born park turned it down west side story he was considered for parker turned it down elvis really hated some of his movie rolls it's well documented he hated to have to sing old Mcdonald from the back of a truck in double trouble all parker was interested in was his income and he got more than elvis ever did he should have been fired and replaced by someone who appreciated him not ripped him off
Col P said he didn't have any say in what Elvis sang but most of us will know that Col P wanted Elvis to do just an xmas shows of xmas songs.in 1968... Elvis did not want that and was rumored to say F@@@ him and did the songs he wanted and thank god he did that show launched him back ... what would Col P know about singing. he ran a circus and Elvis was a good way to off Col P gambling debt and took 50% of Elvis earnings. Hope the new film portray that. As far Elvis drug issue he was tired doing as many shows he could, anyone who even works a night shift will tell you how hard it is to recover and function out of normal working hours... Yes he had other issues and we all deal with loss in different ways its what makes us human.. NOTE sorry that's just this offends its just my taken on it and i respect others opinion and view thank for reading
Elvis should have shopped around for a better manager.He could have had a stronger film career & could have done tours overseas.Parker wouldn't let him because Parker was posing as an U.S citizen who was really Dutch & didn't want to be exposed.
Elvis should have told him goodbye after the Memphis album that produced Suspicious Minds, In the Ghetto, Kentucky Rain and others. Maybe without the Col the 68 special or Aloha from Hawaii may not happen.
Yes I think this is true. Strange to think he was born really close to me in NL, I think in Breda. He should have settled the case of his nationaility and be done with it. He held Elvis back because he didn't. Pretty sad and selfish.
Hi think Elvis could have done it with or without Tom Parker Elvis made it himself the voice the looks the clothes the jumpsuits the songs the energy the magnificent the class the gold albums Elvis had it all that's why he is the true king his legacy will go on more than any group or solo artist he sold more than anybody else ever he made the man he was was he done the hard work himself the king lives on forever...Long Live The King..E..L .V..I .S
Some of us Dutch are a bit embarrassed by Tom Parker because it is well known he held Elvis back because he was too afraid to go abroad himself and get caught in the fact that he is not an American and had no passport ( I think that was the story or am I mistaken?).
@@elvisfangirl9093, exactly. Tom Parker and Priscilla were wolves in sheep clothing.....Priscilla is still the gold digger she always was...she's never worked a day in her life and lives off of Elvis's last name and his legacy....she's a absolutely disgrace and a blood sucking stank!
When lamar call elvis 1-2 days befir die ,and ask how he doing,elvis say im not well, Lanar say : i tell him to cancel and take 1 year out to fix himself,and elvis answee: lamar i need the money.
Yes, that would’ve been a great question but of course, I don’t think the kernel would feel responsible about that even though he was when Elvis passed away, I was a teenager and my dad who admired Elvis, and was also a musician, said that he had been majorly exploited by his manager, who was a gambler, and he wasearning way too much money as a manager
@@robtru84 While attending the 2023 Golden Globes on Jan. 10, Lisa Marie-who was the only child of Elvis and Priscilla-sang Austin's praises for his portrayal of her father in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic. "He's such a sweetheart-an authentic, true sweetheart," Lisa Marie, 54, told Access Hollywood on the red carpet. Pricilla also thought he did a great job.
@@shamCD yes and they were like he looks nothing like him. Horrible portrayal. Hollywood needs to find actors that resemble the biopics they're portraying
I think if elvis would tour where ever can wanted. He wouldn't have died. He wanted to see other countries but his junk manager Ruined that for him. I wish elvis could have caught on to what Mr Parker had in mind. I think Elvis would still be here. Maybe not touring a lot. But still be with us. Look at all the other actors singers who are in their mid to late 80's in age. They still around R.i.p elvis
S O N N Y, Elvis couldn't tour outside of the USA because Parker couldn't obtain a legal passport. He was an illegal immigrant that never became a US citizen.
@@sergeantmasson3669 I know that but what all that money the junk kernel made off elvis. He could have get fake papers made. Or do something. Retatd kernel only thought about himself. He killed ELVIS
It's sad to think how good Elvis could have been with better management. Imagine if he had recorded with Stax records in the 60s. Issac Hayes writing his songs and Booker T and the MGs as his backup bans.
I’ve found interesting articles about Colonel Parker’s whereabouts. Some have said he might have killed someone in the Netherlands and that’s why he fled. There are stories about he came illegally to America and then when they tried to draft him in the 1920’s, he overate to become ineligible for the draft. There’s a lot of things floating out there, but this man was horrible for taking 50% of Elvis’s earnings.
Yeah, but still he had millions of dollars that he wasted on his friends and family. If he had a manager that was capable of investing that money he could've lived like a king... But he spent millions on Bullshit.
It wasn’t even just his gambling debts, the man kept Elvis on such a tight leash because he was afraid the more industry people he’s around the more they’d warn him about Parker and try to “steal” him away. He wouldn’t let him go on international tours that would have made huge money, because he couldn’t go with him since he didn’t have citizenship anywhere and therefore had no passport. He always had to keep him at arms length, like a jealous insecure lover always afraid their partner would cheat on them.
Some managers take more. Watch VH1 Grand Funk Railroad or TLC behind the music. Those managers made the Colonel look like a saint. Parker marketed the shit out of Elvis when most labels wanted nothing to do with a white kid who sounded black. Was Elvis really a great singer or actor? not really in my opinion but hundreds of millions of people probably disagree. I think Parker did a great job, better than most would have, but yeah 50 percent is high.
It’s funny how everyone in the comments is acting like Elvissss was not is on man and an actual adult and capable of making his own decisions. Anything bad in his life he only has himself to blame.
A crook!! It's amazing to think Elvis never did a World tour or performed anywhere outside of America/Hawaii. Tom Parker was an illegal immigrant and couldn't leave the country which is why Elvis never toured outside of America.
This man moved to the USA from the Netherlands as a 20 year old, and his accent is as if he grew up in the States. So weird. Whereas Arnold Schwarzenegger moved at a similar age and his accent is thick af.
As a purest elvis fan I have been through the blaming stage, I had periods where I would find myself being mad at the Memphis mafia , Parker, Doc Nic ect ect....but in the end only Elvis could have saved elvis unfortunately Elvis had demons the world didn't know about .... He is the greatest entertainer of all time , one of the most unique kind pure human beings to ever live , a true trailblazer and icon ...... hope all are resting well and still rocking in the halls of heaven ....RIP to the King , Parker , and the MM 🙏 never be another like em
Sadly but that's the God's honest truth. You can tell a person million times to get off of drugs. But if they don't wanna change for the better they won't because the body too used to it and lot harder staying sober . Much easier keep doing. Mafia were all yes to Elvis not sure he really had 1 real friend. That all being said What Elvis wanted what he got and that's why he died so tragically.
I’d like to ask you what you think of all these people trying to say that this pastor, Bob Joyce is Elvis. I responded to one platform and I thought I was clear but everybody got mad at me. I simply said that Pastor Bob Joyce is him meaning him meaning he is Bob Joyce, not Elvis I think I must’ve written that at three in the morning on my way to sleep, but I wasn’t clear to all the people who came on and said oh no and they got so mad, I know that’s not Elvis Presley but I was curious to know what you thought because what you wrote was very well written in I see that you’re an Elvis fan and I am one too and I get very upset when people don’t understand when I’m saying get angry with me also, I tried to compliment Pastor Bob Joyce and said something very nice about him which I now really regret because of coursehe does not sound just like Elvis. Nobody sounded like Elvis except Elvis. I’m a professionally trained musician and I have had a passion for Elvis Presley since I was a little girl for a number of reasons. Let me know what you think about that about people saying that Pastor Bob Joyce is Elvis.
The problem with the Col. was that he wouldn't let his "product" take a chance or evolve beyond what he wanted. As to those who would blame anyone else for what would cause Elvis' decline I'd have to that's not true. Elvis had no willpower to control his excesses in my opinion. You can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved.
Elvis had the will power, but he didn't have the balls. He stood up to the Colonel on several occasions, and in some instances where if it didn't cost the Colonel anything, it was allowed. The American Sound sessions in 1968 are one example. What I've been told however is that the Colonel was a shrewd businessman. He had it written into his contract that not only did he get 50% of everything Elvis made, his contract had a dismissal clause that allowed him to CONTINUE receiving that percentage as recompense for dismissal. That's pretty goddamn tenacious! No buy-out fee, but 50% of the take in perpetuity. Today, that would be a lawyer's wet dream arguing that kind of clause but you could get away with that sort of thing if you were pulling the wool over the eyes of some uneducated folks from Mississippi.
Well, usually just one contract - the Colonel's Own. While Elvis could fire the Colonel at any time, it's said that the Colonel's "Buy Out Fee" was 50% of Elvis' future earnings in perpetuity. I don't think that would be allowed today, but back then, I don't believe Elvis nor Vernon were smart enough to contest. Contracts were Contracts in those days.
Comparative to the real Colonel Parker, Tom Hanks was really wide of the mark. I’m surprised. The accent here is almost taunt New Hampshire but Parker still has remnants of a European accent. He’s Dutch but I’d have probably guessed German-born. He speaks across quite metronomic beats, not a lot of inflection. He sounds self-assured and authoritative anyway, despite his age. That fits a self-proclaimed Colonel. Tom Hanks’ interpretation was pantomime territory. He was probably never going to nail Parker’s own accent because of how specific it is but he definitely didn’t capture the man. If ELVIS was a king, Hanks’ played Parker as an aging queen.
Sorry to not post more hate but I think Col. Parker was a great manager. I met the man so many times and he was a great guy and nice to fans. He and Elvis together were special. Read the 2024 Elvis and the Col. book. It may change your mind. The movie was fun but not accurate. Elvis had an addiction issue that Parker and those closest to Elvis tried to help him with but Elvis wasn't ready to help himself.
From what Baz said, he recorded himself dictating for his assistant and also other conversations. Apparently one can hear his Dutch accent get suppressed when talking to some people, and be extremely noticeable when speaking to someone else he had no reason to keep a secret from....
He priced Elvis out of even more massive artistic achievements. RIO BRAVO , WEST SIDE STORY , midnight cowboy and a Star is born just for starters . Leiber and Stoller were price out , people like John Lennon who offered to write songs for Elvis priced out . Also he was worked insanely . But ho hum many conspiracy theories to why Elvis went along with it 😉
We all know that Elvis deserved better. Parker was no more than an agent - just concerned with booking dates and making money. But why does the Presley inner circle defend this guy? Lisa Marie speaks at his funeral and the West cousins, Schilling, Lacker, etc. all say some good things about him. What am I missing?
@@robertcourson8002 there’s not a dr alive back then that would have told Elvis no. This guy kept Elvis in Vegas doing 3 shows a day to pay off his gambling debt. So take the 3 shows a day and make it 1 every other day like normal and maybe Elvis wouldn’t have needed Amphetamines, opiates and tranquilizers.
@@bradbilkingtonsonmon3617 I agree. It would be impossible to tell a mega star like him no. Because he will just get it else where. I believe all performers need a boost of something to keep their energy up
I have not watched any trailer and am not interested in the BIO PIC But it’s a way of getting the young people, even those who were not even born when ELVIS died interested in keeping ELVIS current for the future 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️❤️❤️❤️👍 👍 ⚡️⚡️👍 Has EPE had any input into this?
Colonel Tom Parker was an illegal immigrant from the Netherlands. So because of how as a result, Elvis Presley was never able to fulfill his dream of doing overseas concert tours, Col. Parker had Elvis under very tight overbearing, tyrannical control under a contract, and in addition to has how Elvis died too soon at the age of 42 in 1977, I feel very deeply sorry for the late Elvis Presley!
Colonel Parker was a real carny" never give a sucker and even break" using people constantly but he was right not letting Elvis on TV shows knowing from carnival "that suckers won't pay for it if you show too much & eliminate mystery" Elvis definitely should have left him by late 60s.
