QUESTIONS ABOUT ELVIS–his music, his records, his personal life—can be found on Quora every day. Over the past few years, I have attempted to answer some of them. As the nature of the questions varies from serious to asinine, so does the nature of my answers. In many, I take a farcical or ironic tone as the question is too d‑u-m‑b to deserve serious consideration.
Below you will find links to answers that I have posted to these questions. A few answers include comments from other readers. Should you want to read other people’s answers to the same question, simply click on the question at the top of the page on Quora and it will take you to other answers and comments.
I know, I know: I shouldn’t be wasting my time answering many of these ridiculous questions. Instead, I should be pecking away at my keyboard, finishing serious articles about music and records. But sometimes, writers just want to have fun.
Now, some questions deserve and require serious, lengthy responses; a few of them I have used as the basis for an article on this blog. To find those articles, go to the search option above (the spyglass in the navigation bar at the top of every page), and type in “quora.”
The questions
Questions are listed chronologically from oldest (top of the list) to newest. There are more than sixty questions, so you are not going to get through them all in one sitting! All the questions appear below as they appeared on Quora—warts and all (grammar, punctuation, dumbness, etc.). So, if you have been here before and want to see the latest questions and answers, scroll all the way to the bottom of the list.
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Are there any Elvis sightings that have been particularly convincing?
Was Elvis Presley a great musician?
Why did Colonel Tom Parker have such control over Elvis?
What made Elvis Presley great and was he the best rock and roll singer ever?
What was Elvis Presley like in person?
What are the biggest myths about Elvis Presley?
Did Elvis Presley steal his style?
What is something that needs to be said about Elvis Presley?
What are your favorite Elvis lyrics?
Was Elvis Presley as talented as people portray him to be?
Do you do anything special on Elvis’s birthday?
How disliked was Elvis Presley by music purists?
What Elvis Presley track has the most soul?
Did Elvis Presley ever try LSD?
Did Elvis feel threatened when the Beatles met him?
Who was the backup singers for Elvis Presley in his early career?
Who was more successful, Elvis or Robert Plant?
Was Elvis still very popular when he passed away?
What is Elvis’s best performance?
What should you never say to an Elvis Presley fan?
What is the best Elvis Presley song to play for someone who isn’t familiar with Elvis?
Would you rather live with Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Prince or Elvis Presley?
What were some strange habits of Elvis Presley?
Did Elvis Presley ever attend a rock concert?
What is your favorite photograph of Elvis Presley?
What was it about Elvis that captivated his millions of fans?
Isn’t it time that we gave Chubby Checker more credit for the invention of rock & roll than Elvis?
What did they call Graceland in Memphis before Elvis bought it?
Did Elvis Costello ever meet Elvis Presley?
Is Elvis planning a comeback?
Which are the best Elvis sad songs?
Which are the best Elvis rockier songs?
Did Elvis Presley ever sing any songs from The Rolling Stones or Sam Cooke?
What are Elvis Presley’s greatest hits?
How much is the Moody Blue album worth?
Why did Elvis not evolve his music stylistically over time?
Did Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley ever meet?
How did Lisa Presley wind up so miserable?
Did Elvis ever request that a songwriter write a song for him?
Who was Elvis’s favorite songwriter?
What caused Elvis Presley to become so fat?
Did Elvis have any artists that he wanted to record with, but never got the chance to do so?
What two songs, rock & a ballad, do you wish Elvis Presley had recorded (then or now)?
Will Elvis be talked about in 100 years?
Why did Elvis Presley and Linda Thompson split up?
What is the best cover of an Elvis Presley song?
Is Elvis Presley still popular?
Who is more famous around the world Elvis Presley or Mickey Mouse?
What do you think about the way Elvis Presley dressed?
How greatly was Elvis influenced by Dean Martin?
Why were people so crazy about Elvis and the Beatles?
Is there any proof that Elvis Presley was a CIA agent or spy?
Do you think Elvis would have stayed relevant if he had lived longer?
Was Elvis destined to be who he was?
If Elvis had lived, would he still be popular and rock ‘n’ rolling’ today at the age of 83?
What was Elvis Presley’s first hit in 1956?
How much did Elvis’s highest paid song make as of 2018?
Who played the guitar solos on Elvis’ “Hound Dog”?
Is Elvis Presley the most successful non-songwriter performer in history?
What caused the decline of Elvis Presley?
Have The Beatles sold more records than Elvis Presley?
Who receives the Elvis’s royalties for “Heartbreak Hotel” and his other songs?
What song by Elvis deserves a resurgence?
Which musicians were influenced by Elvis?
Which was better, 60s Elvis or 70s Elvis?
What would the world look like if Elvis Presley never existed?
Is Burning Love a top 5 Elvis song?
If Elvis Presley were still alive, what would you say to him?
What was Elvis Presley’s best album of the 70s?
Which Elvis album had the most influence on the music industry and on other performers?
Is Graceland in Memphis an accurate representation of Elvis Presley’s life?
Was Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley’s biggest hit?
Is Elvis Presley an American legend?
Is “Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley” by Peter Guralnick worth the read?
What do you think of the Elvis Presley song “Edge of Reality”?
Did Elvis Presley “exploit black music” or pay homage to it?
What was Elvis Presley’s first album?
What did Michael Jackson think of Elvis Presley?
Was Elvis embarrassed to have sung to a basset hound on television?
Who is a singer from the 50s whose first name starts with an E?
Is it right that Elvis Presley never really wanted to play the guitar?
What is a Elvis Moody Blue LP, Blue Vinyl with a misprint of the B side worth?
Are Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson really dead as we know?
On Elvis Presley’s 1960 album “Elvis Is Back!”, what are your favorite songs?
Did the music of Elvis Presley change your life?
On Elvis Presley’s 1961 album “Something for Everybody”, what is your favorite song?
Did Elvis Presley almost die before August 16, 1977?
Was Elvis Presley a good role model?
What year did Elvis Presley make his first concert appearance?
What was Elvis’s last number 1 in his own lifetime?
What was Elvis’s last number 1 in his own lifetime?
What ten songs would you choose for an Elvis Presley greatest hits album? Why?
Who is the band with Elvis Presley?
Who gave Elvis Presley his big break?
In your opinion, what are five of the happiest songs by Elvis Presley?
How much are Elvis records worth?
What were the spending habits of Elvis Persley?
What were the spending habits of Elvis Persley?
What did Elvis Presley do for a living before he became the king of rock and roll?
What was the first British number one hit for Elvis Presley?
Was Elvis Presley a good husband?
Why do you prefer Elvis over The Beatles OR The Beatles over Elvis?
What are some facts about Elvis that you won’t find on Wikipedia?
Why did Elvis Presley decide to shake his hips while singing?
Did Elvis Presley have chronic flatulence?
Which Elvis song could be a hit today? Who should do it?
Why do many people think Elvis did Crazy Little Thing Called Love?
Why didn’t Elvis Presley have an American flag on his coffin like most veterans?
What object that once belonged to Elvis Presley is the most valuable today?
Was Elvis Presley original, or did he copy other artists?
Is Elvis still relevant in 2020?
Why didn’t the song writers for Elvis’ movies even try?
Did Bill Bixby truly, deeply, madly love Elvis Presley?
What was Elvis Presley’s most badass moment?
What constitutes a misprint on the B side of an Elvis blue vinyl LP?
Is it weird that so many people impersonate Elvis?
How great are Elvis Presley’s “How Great Thou Art” songs?
What is the least flattering photo you’ve ever seen of Elvis Presley?
Would Elvis presley liked trump?
Were the Memphis Mafia good friends of Elvis Presley or not?
Were the Memphis Mafia good friends of Elvis Presley or not?
How many children did Elvis have?
Who would have been the king of rock and roll if Elvis Presley never existed?
Why isn’t Elvis Presley criticised as much as Michael Jackson for what he has done?
Is there going to be another Elvis anytime soon?
With so many fans, why didn’t Elvis Presley have any number one hits in the ’70s?
Why did Elvis say “listen Cilla”?
How do you feel listening Elvis singing “Let’s be friends”?
What would Elvis react about the rumours claims that he stole music from black artists?
What would Elvis react about the rumours claims that he stole music from black artists?
Why is Elvis so famous and no one knows Charlie Feathers who wrote Elvis’s 1st hit?
What are your top three favorite Elvis Presley singles, considering both the A and B sides?
Has the movie Elvis in 2022 caused any spikes in the sales or streaming of Elvis’ music?
Is Vincente Fernandez better than Elvis Presley?
Did Elvis Presley write the song King Creole?
Which is the Elvis song in which Elvis sang “a hunka hunka hunka”?
Did Elvis Presley sign with RCA records?
Do people like Elvis Presley more or less than Michael Jackson, even though they are both considered to be two of the greatest singers in history?
What are some good Elvis impersonators today?
How did Elvis Presley become a superstar? Did he have any formal training or education?
Did Elvis Presley sing his songs live or did he lip sync them?
Is “Suspicious Mind” by Elvis Presley considered a gaslighting themed song?
Do you think anything ruined Elvis Presley’s career?
What factors made Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson successful musicians?
About that word “farcical”
The purpose of my answering was to attract new readers to this blog. Of course, there may be more misinformation about Elvis on the internet than about Hillary’s emails, AOC’s dancing, and Hunter’s laptop combined! So correcting a little of it may help matters some.
Finally, if my sister or other readers endowed by their Creator with the sense of humor of an 8‑year-old reads this, that’s “farcical” above—not “fartsicle.”
