{"product_id":"being-elvis-9781474604574","title":"Being Elvis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect companion to Baz Luhrmann''s forthcoming biopic \u003ci\u003eElvis\u003c\/i\u003e, a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat was it like to be Elvis Presley? What did it feel like when impossible fame made him its prisoner? As the world''s first rock star there was no one to tell him what to expect, no one with whom he could share the burden of being himself - of being Elvis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the outside he was all charm, sex appeal, outrageously confident on stage and stunningly gifted in the recording studio. To his fans he seemed to have it all. He was Elvis. With his voice and style influencing succeeding generations of musicians, he should have been free to sing any song he liked, to star in any film he was offered, and to tour in any country he chose. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut he wasn''t free. The circumstances of his poor beginnings in the American South, which, as he blended gospel music with black rhythm and blues and white country songs, helped him create rock and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElvis was a spark of light that lit up the dark room of our adolescence -- Paul McCartney, about BEING ELVIS\u003cbr\u003eElvis changed the world triumphantly and his own world tragically, living and dying the American Dream, never knowing how it had happened. Ray Connolly does -- Tim Rice\u003cbr\u003eEsteemed writer, Ray Connolly, offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of an icon in BEING ELVIS: A LONELY LIFE. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eA brisk and informative introduction to Presley's life * The Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739600925015,"sku":"9781474604574","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474604574.jpg?v=1720052704","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/being-elvis-9781474604574","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}