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Lisa Marie Presley
American
Musician
About the author
I was quite the spoiled brat. I have quite a temper, obviously inherited from my father, and I became very good at ordering everyone around. I was the princess; the staff were absolutely terrified of me.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Father
#Temper
Being Elvis Presley's daughter is a whole lot of pressure. It's been a constant burden in my life.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Life
#Daughter
#Being
#Pressure
#Burden
How many people have a family grave in the backyard? I'm sure I'll end up there, or I'll shrink my head and put it in a glass box in the living room. I'll get more tourists to Graceland that way.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#People
#Family
#End
#Living
#Grave
#Tourists
I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Admiration
I don't do yoga. I bite the hella outta my nails. I smoke, I eat all the wrong food, I don't exercise.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Food
#Wrong
#Exercise
#Yoga
I dropped out of school in the 11th grade because there was no purpose in it for me. I'm not proud of this, and I'm not trying to promote it.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Purpose
#Trying
#School
I have a lot of memories, but I don't go into capitalizing on that. Something's got to be my own. I'm not doing the record to sit here and broadcast my memories of my father.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Father
#Memories
I have a tendency to kick it up. I like to rattle the cage.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Songs
#Art
#Anger
#Positive
#Negative
If I'm alone too long I think too much, and I'm not interested in doing that. That won't lead anywhere good, I'm sure. If I'm busy I tend to stay out of trouble. An idle mind is the devil's playground.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Trouble
#Mind
#Devil
With a lot of hair and make-up then I'm possibly, remotely attractive. But it's rare, I don't think I'm ugly but I'm nothing particularly special. I'm not a yoga and health girl. I don't exercise that much and I eat crap and smoke and bite my nails.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Nothing
#Exercise
#Ugly
#Hair
#Health
#Yoga
On my US tour maybe three out of 30 shows there was an Elvis impersonator in the crowd but that's it. I usually get younger fans, and those that come that are of an older generation end up walking out because it's too loud.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Fans
#End
#Walking
I think I've failed every test I've ever taken. If there was a failure I would have been it.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Failure
Mostly singing was cathartic, writing was cathartic, therapeutic. I don't think I had a goal, particularly, to sing or put it out there for anybody.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Writing
#Singing
#Goal
I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I'm in, that I'd attract more critics than your average person, and that was a little intimidating, but I wanted to get out there and pay my dues.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
I've been chased through airports with a screaming baby because the photographers are ruthless, and they want the picture.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Want
#Baby
I'm trying to have my own thing, and I don't know if it's even possible. I didn't realize so many people actually think I'm trying to be like my dad. I read comments like 'She's no Elvis.' I'm not trying to be. I never set out to be.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#People
#Trying
#Dad
I'm not eager to jump into marriage again. I'm in the corner right now, wearing my dunce cap. That area is obviously a nightmare.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Right
#Now
#Marriage
I'm not doing this to be a pop star. I've had plenty of money and attention. I'm doing it for credibility.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Money
#Attention
#Credibility
I'm more prone to his '70s material, which is what I was around for and watched a lot. I listen to a lot of that stuff. It probably influenced me quite a bit. I'm more drawn to the darker, sadder songs.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Songs
I really went back through a lot of the dark corridors of my life in this. I wanted people to know who I am based on my music, not on what they read in the tabloids.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Life
#People
#Music
Music has always gotten me through life, particularly honest, real music.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Life
#Music
I'm more of a tomboy than anything and then you see your name on these Top 50 Most Beautiful People lists and you're like, "What?"
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#People
#Name
I never not wanted to be a singer. Since I was 3, I knew this was what I wanted to do. Well, I can't say I wanted to do it, but I fantasized and thought about it all the time. I never thought it would actually happen.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Time
#Thought
I remember him watching me through the crack of a door singing with a hairbrush. I was in front of his mirror. I think he wanted me to sing. He would get me on the table and make me sing sometimes or play the piano. He was very encouraging on that front.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Play
#Singing
#Encouraging
I wanted to come through with my own voice and, hopefully, have it affect people. I want people to know that I'm not an Elvis impersonator.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
#Voice
I was very protective of my father and I didn't like these people who hung around outside all day. They creeped me out.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#People
#Day
#Father
I'll say it loud and say it proud. I'm completely insane.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
I'm a hypochondriac. Yesterday it was brain damage from the vodka the night before. Today, heart attack - my arm and chest started hurting at the same time.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Time
#Heart
#Today
#Night
#Yesterday
I'm just not interested in selling out to get on the charts and make people happy.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#People
#Selling
I like Jailhouse Rock and Love Me Tender. The black-and-white films. With music, I tend more toward the '70s stuff because I was at the shows for those, so they bring back memories.
Lisa Marie Presley,
American
Musician
#Love
#Music
#Memories