Elvis Presley

I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line.

I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.

My movements, ma'am, are all leg movements. I don't do nothing with my body.

The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.

I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.