A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.

I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy.

Elvis Presley was a Gypsy. Da. I know these things. He never admitted it but he was a Rom.

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

'Elvis was a brilliant artist. As a musicologist - and I consider myself one - there was always a great deal of respect for Elvis, especially during his Sun se…

On jazz: 'Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other coun…

I hate music where white people are trying to sound black. The white music I like is white.