Elvis: Truth, Myth & Beyond: An Intimate Conversation with Lamar Fike, Elvis Closest Friend & Confidantvolume 1

NEARLY 40 YEARS after his death, Elvis Presley remains one of the most intriguing human beings of the last century. What did he really do behind the gates of Graceland? Millions of people still want to know intimate details of Elvis' life: What did he think about his music?

We have the answers here. What were his final thoughts the day he died? What will you learn from these 400 questions about Elvis answered by Lamar Fike?

First, that it took guts to be Elvis. As bizarre as today's Elvis impersonators might appear to current audiences, imagine the mental pressure cooker the Real Elvis endured as he underwent the sometimes rapturous, sometimes strained metamorphosis of an average face-in-the-crowd Memphis teenager into The King of Rock 'n' Roll. Number Two, that being Elvis required the dedicated help and support of a close circle of friends and family who believed in him. As a