The Beatles became one of the biggest and most influential bands of all time, but they couldn’t have done it without the inspiration provided by Elvis Presley. In 1950s England, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison adored the King of Rock and Roll. However, during the star’s final years of life, he changed drastically. He gained weight, became reliant on prescription drugs and alcohol, and was generally washed up. When Harrison saw this first-hand, he was devastated.
Before Harrison died on November 29, 2001, he looked back on meeting Elvis for the final time. He said: “I met him in Madison Square Garden a couple of years before the end.”
Elvis died on August 16, 1977, of cardiac arrest. He was found in his home, Graceland, by his girlfriend at the time, Ginger Alden. His daughter and only child, Lisa Marie Presley, was just next door. He was 42-years-old.
Harrison recalled: “It was a bit sad really because he had all those squawking singers and trumpet players and that stuff. But he had a great rhythm section – James Burton and all that gang – and I just wanted to say to…
