![]() Yet even while struggling with laryngitis (“I’m so glad this interview isn’t on video,” she says), and now aged 70, her enthusiasm for her subject remains undimmed. For around 50 years, she has provided insights into his musical taste, promoted his legacy, and explored the darker sides of a relationship that can perhaps most charitably be described as “it’s complicated” (she moved to Memphis with him as a 14-year-old schoolgirl). It’s something the rock’n’roll icon’s former wife has spent most of her lifetime doing. But it wasn’t his fault.Priscilla Presley is in a very Priscilla Presley location – the royal suite of the Beverly Wilshire hotel, Los Angeles – talking about Elvis. ![]() That really touched me and I thought ‘Oh well, I can only imagine’. ![]() However, it turned out that Elvis never forgot about the song, and speaking about Presley’s wife of six years, Parton said: “Priscilla told me later that he sang that song to her when they were coming down the steps of the courthouse after they divorced. And I’m sure he was as disappointed as I was because he had it all worked up and ready to go. ![]() Parton added: “And I cried all night long, ’cause I was so disappointed. So I said ‘Well, it’s not my rule’.” See more: QUIZ: How well do you know Elvis Presley's song lyrics? “But then Colonel (Tom Parker, Presley’s legendary manager) called me the afternoon before the session and said ‘You do know we have to have at least half the publishing on any song that Elvis records?’ See more: Dolly Parton is in talks to pose for Playboy more than 40 years after iconic bunny suit coverĭolly Parton has revealed she was devastated and "cried all night" after turning down a request by Elvis Presley to record a duet of 'I Will Always Love You'.ĭolly Parton says she was once due to record 'I Will Always Love You' with Elvis Presley before the pair had an unexpected clash over the song's publishing rights. ![]()
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