Sevendust - Face To Face

Simple-heartedness was also manifested in his tendency to spend his fortune on all sorts of trifles. Fame was for Elvis a completely new toy. Until boredom and loneliness reigned, money gave him the illusion of fun, endlessly prolonging his adolescence. The need for carelessness was manifested in everyday life in the form of pranks that did not fit into the usual notions of a conceited star. Already after his first appearance in the New York office of ARC in early 1956, Elvis noted himself by shaking hands with the president of the company with a “handshake” hidden in his palm: the management of the studio was simply taken aback by his penchant for practical jokes. And in Hollywood, Presley allowed himself such boyish antics. When he had nothing to do between filming, he loved to drive a car with friends; at traffic lights, he lowered the glass and waved his hands to pretty girls,strolling placidly along Santa Monica Boulevard, and laughed to tears when they started to scream hysterically when they recognized him.