Buzzcocks - I Dont Exist

For the first time, such an operation was aimed at teenagers, but the development of the purchasing power of adolescents guaranteed her immediate success: by the end of 1957 they expected to make a profit of $ 50 million from the operation. As expected, the colonel and his artist received from five to ten percent of these revenues, depending on the subject. From socks to pajamas, from mascot bracelets to guitars, from black jeans to two-tone moccasins, from “Heartbreak Pink” and “Hound Dog Orange” lipsticks to “Elvis” eau de toilette — Presley’s face and name quickly went beyond musical boundaries and flooded everyday life through department stores and directories with mail order delivery. Since Parker’s only religion was cynicism, he went so far as to sell the “Hate Elvis” badges for his singer’s sworn enemies, who, without knowingreplenished his income.