Elvis Presley’s ‘nerve-racking’ stage fright and worries shared by Priscilla | Music | Entertainment | EUROtoday

He was one of many biggest entertainers of all time and exuded confidence in his public appearances and performances. Yet underneath the floor, Elvis Presley was a worrier. The King of Rock and Roll struggled with stage fright his complete skilled life and sometimes feared for the way forward for his profession. Ex-wife Priscilla Presley, who turns 80 as we speak, has opened up on Elvis’ anxieties previously and the way the King overcame them.

Speaking beforehand on This Morning, Priscilla mentioned: “He did worry. Of course, he worried. He worried when he was in the army coming back to the States after being drafted. He was out of the limelight for two years. He didn’t know if the fans would still be supporting him, [or] if he’d lost all his fans because newer, upcoming rockers were coming up in the business. Even when he did the ’68 special: nerve-racking. He wanted to stop right then and there. He didn’t feel like he was going to perform the way that they saw him because he has grown up, matured.”

She continued: “And, of course, going into Vegas, you couldn’t talk to him before the show. You didn’t go into his dressing room. He had to do his own mental, emotional meditation for himself to get out there.” Nevertheless, as soon as performing, Elvis was the assured and charismatic character his followers know and love so properly. Priscilla added: “But once he was on that stage, you would never know it because he enjoyed it so much and loved it.”