Elvis on the rhythm he so memorably had, especially in his hips:

"Rhythm is something you either have or don't have but when you have it, you have it all over."
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Performing
The King on performing:

I want to entertain people. That's my whole life -- to my last breath.
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Work
Why he became a musician:

"I wanted to be a singer because I didn't want to work."
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Rock 'n' roll
On rock 'n' roll:

"Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you felt it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it."
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Lonesome
On being alone:

"I get lonesome sometimes, I get lonesome right in the middle of a crowd."
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Hunter
"Elvis had animal magnetism. He was even sexy to guys. I can't imagine what the chicks used to think."

Ian Hunter on the powerful attraction of Elvis. Hunter was a member of Mott the Hoople, best known for the hit, "All the Young Dudes." The band broke up in 1976 and Hunter moved onto a solo career.
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Springsteen
"That Elvis, man, he is all there is. There ain't no more. Everything starts and ends with him. He wrote the book."

Bruce Springsteen on Presley's influence on rock music. "The Boss" has performed "Can't Help Falling in Love" in concert.
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Dylan
"Elvis recorded a song of mine. That's the one recording I treasure most."

Many people have covered Bob Dylan songs, including artists like U2 and Jimi Hendrix, but Dylan obviously appreciated being covered by the King. Elvis recorded Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" in 1966.
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Holly
"Without Elvis, none of us could have made it."

Buddy Holly followed Elvis' footsteps, recording such hits as "That'll Be The Day" in the late 1950s. Holly was killed in a plane crash in 1959.
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Richard
"It took people like Elvis to open the door for this kind of music, and I thank God for Elvis Presley."

Another 1950s star whose followed in the path blazed by Elvis' popularity, Little Richard, born Richard Penniman in Macon, Georgia, recorded such rock standards as "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Tutti Frutti."
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