Linda Thompson Talks About Elvis Presley - Part.1 Aug-2002 

Linda has such a calm, smoothing voice. I think she was the best match for Elvis.

Linda is no slouch in the music scene either, She wrote Whitney Houston's I have Nothing, what a great song.

So incredible how people used to be able to speak in such an elegant, objective way. Answer questions with a sense of ease and intellect. Linda is marvellous. Clearly very bright.

Elvis will go on forever.

Elvis was extraordinary... 😍

No wonder Elvis fell for this girl, she is so beautiful intelligent and funny.

My respect for Linda has grown more every-time I see interviews over the years. She says that when she left Elvis she drove away in her old car leaving gifts of fancy cars etc behind. Head held high.

I miss this style of talk show like Larry King. A more serious and traditional way of interview, without all that jokes like Jimmy Fallon style. And Linda seems to be a very honest and down-to-earth woman. She was very good for Elvis, I didn't understand why they broke up and he stayed with Ginger.

Linda sure is a beauty. I had no idea she was so amazing. Thank you for this awesome channel. It is only now after Lisa Marie's untimely and very sad passing that I am getting into the Presley history. Though I have always loved Elvis, I never did a double-deep- dive into his life. I knew the usual stuff like he was such a generous and kind man, that he loved God and his mama, etc. SOOO many of his songs make me cry like a baby my whole life. Often I cant listen when I am driving and stuff because I cant help but be seemly moved by his soulful voice. He has always touched my soul but NOW I get to learn so much more The morning of August 16, 1977, I remember it was a hot Sunday morning in NYC and I was a 14 and my heart just sank and broke. I have one of his original albums and I treasure it, gifted to me by a sweet ex boyfriend who dedicated to me the song- "Love Me." Ahhh young love. I wish I could have a do-over. One sad fact about life is there is no going back...guess thats a good thing too! God knows best. RIP-ELVIS, BENJAMIN, LISA MARIE. ❤❤❤🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽✝✝✝Thank you very much and God bless you.

I’m actually surprised by how articulate and smart she is. Good for Elvis!

She sounds so honest...thank you Linda

“Bruce Jenner, Elvis, David Foster.... “I have great taste in men”.. Well, two outta three ain’t bad.

I miss the Larry King Show on CNN! I used to watch all the time.

No body on earth 🌍 can replace Elvis

That's a nice story! Glad to hear about Elvis fun time times. It's so much fun to hear about him

I was lucky enough to take the tour of Graceland in 1985. My favorite room of the “house” was the Jungle Room - because of the waterfall.

Dad loved Elvis Presley.

Elvis may be gone BUT he is still a rock and roll star He is the King and his music is played all over the world still today 3/18/2024...

Linda Thompson was one of the best things that ever happened to Elvis.She truly deeply sincerely loved and cared for him and actually saved his life many times during the years they were together.If it hadn't been for her we might have lost Elvis alot sooner than what we did and I believe had she been there towards the end instead of Ginger Alden that tragic heartbreaking day wouldn't have happened.

What a beautiful lady! Elvis Presley should have kept her! She’s absolutely beautiful!

Linda, I think, was good for Elvis. I think he really cared for her.

She sounds like an intelligent, loving person.

Linda is beautiful and intelligent and an honest soul. Women were different then perhaps more naive but this beauty was way ahead of her time and mature beyond her years. Of course this is only from what I read and her interviews but she comes across as the real deal.

Very impressed. This woman is a gem 💎

She loved ELVIS A GREAT COUPLE

She is just pure class, charm and beauty.

The Legend The King Elvis Presley

It's 2017 this yr is 40 yrs since Elvis died .. Rip Elvis

She is So Stunning. A southern Lady. She is timeless. Aged well she deserves the best . Linda your the Best

After speaking of marrying Bruce Jenner, she says, “I have good taste in men.” 😂 that didn’t age well

“Was he married, no he was separated”, yes he was still married.

Linda thompson is a class act

She is a very lucky woman for being with the most handsome and perfect human being on the planet. ❤️ you Elvis and missed you dearly

Still beautiful

She seems so kind ❤ good job Elvis

Linda is beautiful and so talented!!

beautiful Linda, the best woman Elvis ever went out with .

That is very true about the South. I am from North Louisiana and as things go; you don’t mess with marriages. You don’t get involved if there is any other “lady” involved with a man.

I just can't go through this interview. Larry King exhibits here the reason I couldn't watch him at other times. Constantly interrupting people.

good interview-- and Larry -- he showed the curious interest we ALL wanted to ask and hear.. and I get Linda--- she was innocent in the way she is telling-- some just don't understand the ''southern girl''... thank you for the up-load...

I have listened to Linda’s book…..sad that Elvis was willing to let her go! She knew that Ginger was in, and he sent her home. I will always wonder if she could have saved Elvis that night by getting him help. She always watched over him.

She’s great! Such a shame he felt the need to constantly interrupt her!

That’s so funny ! I was a good southern Baptist girl . Ha ha ha ! She is improvising the questions .

I always Liked Linda Thompson and Ginger, because they never put on airs...they were down to earth...

I just feel like Elvis simply became a performance machine-so sad

If I were a famous person (of which I am not) and I was interviewed by Larry King, I think I would shut up, stop and just stare at him. If he asked me why I became to silent I would say...."Because every time I open my mouth you interrupt me!" Then I would probably tell him he is rude by interrupting, I would get up and walk out and never, ever want to be involved in any other interview with him ever again!!

Linda is just absolutely beautiful....IMO she is top 10 most beautiful lady EVER.........Elvis had amazing taste in woman

I just really like her.Always have.God Bless her. I'm sure she had to put up with a lot,but didn't let it get the best of her.RIP Elvis,and Bruce LOL!

I believe Linda more than I do Priscilla as the years go by.

I love her so much she a real beautiful and smart girl ❤️

Reading her book now "A little thing called life". Very interesting. Elvis was a gift from above to remind ppl no matter how famous U R. 2 be kind & generous 2 everyone.

Those moves of his on Jailhouse Rock. 😳

No wonder Elvis loved her she's smart and BEAUTIFUL! the last straw came when Linda had to dislodge a apple core from Elvis's throat when Elvis was so drugged up he fell a sleep eating a apple.

#FECHANDO com Elvis Presley até o fim da minha vida beijos...🌹⚘👑🎼♥️♥️🎼👑🎶🌹⚘🎶🎶🌹⚘🥀👑👑🎶🎶👑🥀🥀👑🎼🎼

I just wanna enjoy Elvis' talent,,,,,,,,,,between Priscilla, Colonel Parker, You,,,,and Lisa Marie,,,, his music is the only decent thing worthwhile,,,,,,,,,

Gawd where to guys find girls like her cause shes what we all want

Just wanted to be #500 lol......Linda is absolutely gorgeous.....Elvis had great taste in Woman......Everyone of his GFs was a 10

Thanks Linda , you a Angel too , Elvis too he sings for King of Kings now , hope he made it so , he never did a world tour , so sad for the fans uk and Europe and Australia and Tas , so his Elvis Presley Impersonators, do now but Elvis was the first , so thats amazing He was amazing , I never got meet him so just impossible, so like Jesus , he changed the world so , God bless you all, Always Elvis , and God and Christ Jesus above Elvis so Love and peace always

Larry's background on set always reminded me of "lite brite" lol

I think Linda was deliberately being ironic when she said she she had great taste in men. These are great men, just not for relationships.

I’ve never understood how the popularity of LK caught on…he continuously interrupted guests.

I met her in 1977 she had a beautiful ring on that Wlvis gave her

He's the king

Linda wasn't even there half the time. She lived in a house and in Los Angeles.

Being a military brat and having family from the eastern state between the north and south. If you are a yank the military will turn you into a southernor. It's hard being a military child, I feel for Priscilla. I think her step father pawned her off onto Elvis. Really,who knows what they want in life at 14. Elvis' mother had died around the time they met so they were both these lost souls. But, she is correct he should have married a southern woman

He died in 1977, not 1976

Larry King is so rude...interrupting alllll the time. What a turn off.

According to Priscilla Presley,Elvis want to her house one night,and while they were talking,he :"ELVIS" asked Priscilla to come back to him.I believe,thought i DO NOT KNOW,that Cilla is Elvis's true love.Can't wait for them to meet in the pearly heavens.

She stuck with him until she could not take the drugs no more , Elvis near the end was a sad sad man ..

She is right about the south’s culture. You need to be from the south to understand.

allow me to correct the host:"Elvis died on 16th Aug 1977...

I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s I love 💕 elviss music and flims too elvis will always be the king 👑 of rock and roll 🎸 my dream is to visit Graceland and communicate with elvis I respect elvis and his family and friends too tcb elvis was an amazing fantastic entertainer that ever lived tcb all the way 10:03am I always live elvis tcb

Sorry, Linda. Elvis was married. His divorce was finalized in October of 1973.

I just wanted to hear her talk! Larry needed to shut up!!

She enabled him let’s get it right! His friend’s the MM did too. That’s not taking care of someone! That’s making it ok for them to be high and she probably went shopping. When he was out she was shipping. Poor Elvis. The only one that TRULY cared was Priscilla. She made sure to help his legacy live on still today! She was 14 year’s old when they met. He was vulnerable after his Mom passed. They clicked I truly think they were soul mates. Cilla & their Daughter Lisa Marie are the only one’s still today who hurt from Elvis being gone! The Man not the image. Rip Elvis.

What a lucky girl

Loved Linda on "Hee Haw'.

Priscilla is georgeous

Boy....He sure had ALLOT of best friends. LOL

What a sweet and beautiful lady. What a shame they didn't get married. I think Elvis' life would have been a lot different with her.

everyone liked Linda, she was the best girlfriend for E

What a cool lady, well spoken and such a knockout.

Thank you for posting this. It is very interesting. George Vreeland Hill

This is nothing but a good time woman.

She is a goldigger

Such a proper, Southern gentleman, but he calls a girl he just met at 4 in the morning. Hmmm.

Why does Larry have to finish every sentence for her.

From the women I've seen with Elvis I think Linda was the most beautiful.

It just got interesting! What the hoot...

Larry king said Elvis Presley died in 76 as we all no it was 1977,Linda would have been the best if she could have stayed with Elvis, I think he would still be alive today if Linda had been there.

She said he was 35 when they met, if it was 1972 he would have been 37, so dates are wrong in this video.

Wow- She really pays attention to her new word of the day calendar (Ha / 8:11 on).

She's a sweetheart. I can understand why Elvis liked her.

She tried to save him many times but she loved him .

she is gorgeous

I seen her in a suit when she was with Elvis. She had a drop jaw figure. Elvis had good taste for women.

22 and 36 when they first met is not underage people. She and him were 15 years apart. Both adults.

larry stop interrupting !!!!! jeezzzzz

Elvis was 37 in July 1972, not 35.

Elvis is cool