Who is the guy off to the side going right, right, right? You can’t listen to the guy he’s talking for the break-ins from this other guy. Would’ve been a better interview if he had just not said anything.

No wonder he took drugs - who could do two shows a night week in and week out.

@thomasandersen2938

3 ай бұрын

Elvis was not the only one who did two shows a nite in Vegas all entertainers did this that was normally

@robertsteele5346

Ай бұрын

No one could … impossible to do without winding up like Elvis

@Val45678

26 күн бұрын

and only prescription drugs for Elvis, unlike many other artists in rock 'n roll history

@williamandhisstarwars

26 күн бұрын

I know myself with alcohol, addiction is a viscous cycle. Once you are in it it is very difficult to break. If you are bored and uninspired doing endless shows in Vegas you have to change that. You have to remove the triggers that feed your addiction. If you don't , they will continue and your drug use will escalate because, regardless of the drug, it takes more and more of a drug to recapture that initial "high" you loved so much.

@strongman4153

3 күн бұрын

Come on he needed Dilaudid a painkiller 10 times stronger than morphine 3 times daily I had 2 back surgery s and was not prescribed that on top of morphine Dexedrine pure speed Plaxidil sleeping pills Valium Demerol that he did inject not to mention all the drugs he received from other doctors one claimed he was given surgical cocaine because he was persistent. He did more than musician but fans give him a pass on top of carrying 5 guns everywhere he went there are still bullet holes at Graceland and he was so reckless. 2035 Elvis full drug use will be released Priscilla had it sealed till every one passed by the medical investigators.

Elvis had an addiction WE ALL KNOW THIS.....Just like thousands before him and thousands since him our WHOLE country has an epidemic of this ....He was the greatest performer who ever lived and that's the way his millions of fans will remember him not for his illness because addiction IS AN ILLINESS LETS MOVE ON....

@margarettaylor8107

5 ай бұрын

@helenmallory3002 Have you ever considered the fact that Elvis had 9 medical conditions and had prescribed meds for each condition.The inability to sleep is a vast medical issue.Without sleep we die.At that time opioids were prescribed and thought mon addictive for sleep.We know they are addictive.The question is whether it is better to sleep with the use of opioids or is it better to die for lack of sleep? The answer is easy.

@FrankieLovesElvis

4 ай бұрын

@@margarettaylor8107Another Apologist. 😊

@margarettaylor8107

4 ай бұрын

But why was he addicted if he was? Read Sally Hoedel's book Destined to Die Young.He needed meds to function due to his nine medical conditions .In many situations, taking pills to manage a disease has consequences.So it boils down to damned if you do and damned if you don't .Everyone knows he was addcted ? No they fo not.Maybe he was but there is possibility that he wasn:t.He often took placebos.So he may not have been addicted if placebos suffice. He only took prescribed meds He did not buy street drugs..a big difference...his meds were all legal.Regardless, addicted or not, he needed meds to function in every day life because of the illnesses he had.

@margarettaylor8107

4 ай бұрын

@@FrankieLovesElvis You have your head in the sand and are vastly uninformed You should do deeper dives into research Most people are lazy and just accept what they hear or read and take things on face value only without questions when the truth exists if you look hard enough Most people are sheep and cannot analyze what they read or hear.Read Sally Hoedel's Destined to Die Young for a deeper dive into Elvis' medical history..It is shocking and sad.

@barbcollins

4 ай бұрын

Agree

Thank you for having this conversation. I couldn’t have said it better. No one is responsible for Elvis’s choices except Elvis.

@gassbaggerwoods5955

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@82566

7 ай бұрын

Agree

@thomasandersen2938

3 ай бұрын

Very true

Great show ❤

Oh my god i felt dizzy with this vid and this interviewer is always interupting please let him finished

@trentdeans6149

4 ай бұрын

Right, Right, Right,

@barbcollins

4 ай бұрын

Taking up for the guys writing the book. Omg..it was money!!!

Ty spa guy for always sharing Elvis with us fans 😁🇨🇦🇨🇦

Spa Guy I love your channel. You tell it like it was. Please keep on keep on. Thank you so much.

@williamandhisstarwars

10 ай бұрын

He sure needs to hear that from all. He continues to get nothing but grief from the local trash he employed.

To see these 3 tough and imposing bodyguards… Red West , Sonny West , Dave Hebler .. in interviews with tears in their eyes discussing Elvis and his problems with prescriptions … It is easy to see that they did truly Love him .

@abc-wv4in

8 ай бұрын

They had a strange way of showing it. They let their tempers get the best of them. No excuse for what they did, though. They admitted they did it because they were mad. That's not how you "help" a friend.

@robbiejenkins4379

8 ай бұрын

​@@abc-wv4inExactly, I agree with you

@suryadas6987

7 ай бұрын

​@@abc-wv4in 💯% right!!! 🫡 These guys are snakes in the grass.

@barbcollins

4 ай бұрын

This guy is mouthy

@Elvista

4 ай бұрын

They didn't and weren't true friends.

Love your videos Billy cause you do your research and tell the truth of Elvis. I’ve been an Elvis fan since I was about 8 and I’m 62 now. Nothing can stop me from admiring and loving Elvis but I want to know as much as I can the good and the not so good. I loved Joe Esposito and Charlie Hodge but they wouldn’t tell all they knew. I choose to respect Red,Sonny, Dave, Lamar and Marty Lacker cause they tell it all. But they also tell how much they loved him and miss him. And I believe them. They are my favorite Memphis Maphia Members. Don’t sugar coat it. Elvis like us wasn’t perfect but he was one of the most caring, giving people to have lived. Nothing to hate on anyone of these men for they all did the best they could do. Elvis didn’t know he was harming himself and like you’ve said and I been saying it also. Anybody with a little common since that know enough about Elvis knows that Elvis got everything he wanted when he wanted. He was Elvis the greatest entertainer ever.

@Della624

5 ай бұрын

@lewhite99 - I STILL adore Joe Esposito and Charlie Hodge because despite letting the fans know that Elvis did take drugs and yes he was a very naughty boy dating while wed to Priscilla, but they didn't do it in such a salacious manner that they knew would sell far more than the manner they did adopt; which was to show Elvis the respect and Love a good friend deserves. They had such respect for Elvis and I also think that whatever they knew they believed some of it didn't need to be known by his Fans. I'm not a fan of Sonny, Red, Dave Hebler, Lamar Fike or Marty Lacker because they ultimately did have their own agenda and it wasn't in Elvis' best interests. In "Elvis, What Happened?" there's a lot of stuff they comment on and disparagingly so that they would have had no idea how any of it would have actually gone down, but they played up to the fans to sell the book. They made Parker into a Villain, and Lacker had such a problem with Joe Esposito coming in and being made Foreman of the guys over Lacker that he makes accusations about Joe that again he would have had no idea about. There's a lot of supposition in that book, same with the Alannah Nash books, as if they are inside Elvis' head, and they do that because they're hoping the fans would look at them as if they would/should know and therefore it must be fact. In an interview after Elvis Presley had passed away (you can find it on youtube) Sonny West admitted the book was first written out of revenge because they were angry and bitter over being fired and also for money because they were broke - I admire Sonny for admitting as much (and he has my respect for doing so), the others never did; they said it was an intervention and that was all it was for. Makes no sense at all for it to have been an intervention. Red West's telephone call he recorded of him and Elvis in conversation was in October 1976 - 10 months before Elvis passed away. He had every opportunity to tone down what was being said in the book, but he didn't. He couldn't cancel the publication of the book because he and the others were under contract, but it could have been presented in such a way where the facts were there but not in the way it eventually came across. The book reads exactly as Sonny stated, full of revenge and bitterness, with an intention to hurt. Do I believe Red & Sonny West loved Elvis? Yes I do believe that. Do I believe they utterly regretted the book? Yes, I do believe that, but it does not eradicate what he and the others were actually party to - and that was to make Elvis pay for firing them.

Red West said that he did it for money flat out while in Europe at a fan convention I think it was.That’s right I wasn’t there and red sonny and the rest were and to me they were all Elvis to me.they were part of the Elvis group

Regarding Red West and his book pals...Is it better to ruin Elvis career by writing the book and causing him massive hurt anf stress and wrie the salacious book or go get a real job to support yiur fsmily snd wait fot Elvis to surely rehire you anf remain friends? The answer is easy..ruin his career and drive him into deep drepression at the loss of his popularity? Right? Not!! Love and hate are closely relatef.Red et al loved Elvis but they stated on video that their book was wtitten for revenge and money. Ghost written by a 'very factual" National Enquirer employee who told them to lie and embellish to sell more books.Red never bothered to grasp why Elvis took many meds although Elvis always told him he needed them to live ( 9 medical conditions).The jealious, self righteous, judgmental Red et al took drugs.He had sex with underage girls said June Juanico and he was a jailbird.So what does that make fans who believe him? Can you say either stupid or eyes wide shut.Either one or both apply.

You need to stabilize your camera 📷!! It’s so bouncy it’s hard to watch!!

Hi billy , Those rumours that was put on elvis its not going good for the next generation to hear . As i was listening to elvis on KZread "My one of my grandson says to me "Elvis had alot of girls " And walk away ,My grandson 15" ye he still young but look whats putting out to young people about elvis on facebook. as my grandson has facebook what would he be reading when rumours pop up of cause he going to read there post . Those rumours are none elvis people getn on media bringing elvis down in front of our new generation people not good billy ! Sad that the media puting a knife in elvis back just saying" . I wish elvis wasnt his time to go or there wouldn't n be no rumours . Thank you billy this interview was good ,By putting veiws in respective for elvis thank you billy from Sydney Australia 🎄💝

No one would release that to the public if they respected, or even liked, let alone loved, the person.

Another great show, I really enjoyed it!, I have watched a LOT of videos with all the Guys and think they all loved Elvis and tried their best to get him to stop the drugs but as with any addiction , the person who has it needs to be ready to give it up. I don't like to see nasty comments about the Entourage .❤ Some ppl are so judgemental!

I appreciate you! Spa Guy Your Spot on!

They were Dexedrene and legal until mid sixty's as appetite suppressants then to Amphetamines for ADD and other things as a higher schedule drug!

@williamandhisstarwars

2 жыл бұрын

His favorite was Diladud which is synthetic heroin (the oxycontin of the day).

@lisavaden1118

7 ай бұрын

Diladud is stronger thenOxyContin

Haters are gonna hate..so what...they don't know what they're talking abt...I'm on the fence abt Dave, red and sonny's book, but none of us were there, will always love EP ❤...and I'm not a fan of Tom Parker but anyway 😊..love your channel spa guy ❤

@barbcollins

4 ай бұрын

They still made money from their book. Sorry...don't respect the writing of this book

@thomasandersen2938

3 ай бұрын

​@barbcollins they were treated unfairly how they were let go

It’s annoying listening to this interview. The other dude won’t keep his mouth shut and let billy talk.

This is part 3 where are 1 and 2?

Spa Guy, I did not know Elvis personally, was not there, but have felt much what you have said about him. I do not like the hatred some have for Priscilla Presley. She had been married to Elvis, they had a child together, and didn't she have a lot to do with Graceland being opened to the public (one reason not to lose Graceland)? I am glad to see and hear someone that wants to tell about Elvis the best to the truth of him, and from the heart. ❤From A Nashville Girl❤

Sonny West admitted that the book "What happened" was written for money (it's in Marty Lacker book "Elvis portrait of a friend") : who would "help" a friend by writing a tell all book with a Ruppert Murdoch journalist who published abstracts of the recorded conversation between Red West and Elvis in newspapers of 1976 ? What did Sonny and Red West really do to save Elvis before 1976 ? Helping Priscilla to cheat on Elvis with Mike Stone ? A real friend would have talked about that affair to Elvis (instead of lying to him about Stone) : that could maybe have helped Elvis to be aware that he was losing his wife before it was too late for Elvis to save the family of his own.

@williamandhisstarwars

26 күн бұрын

The Wests recount numerous times they tried to help Elvis in their book, What Happened? They gave him fake pills, had doctors from rehab clinics in California try and meet with him. Their love for Elvis is quite evident in the book.

@Val45678

26 күн бұрын

@@williamandhisstarwars "most people think he is an expert guitarist, which he is not" : love ?; "Priscilla taking lessons with a male dance teacher : it was completely innocent": reliable ?

Elvis didn't die- he'd had enough of all the ungrateful users. Google Ron Laytner interview of Billy Smith and Marty Lacker Elvis's best man about how Elvis switched places with a person who was dying and took off. Elvis was strong willed and he wasn't about to let his manager obligate him to more unhealthy, boring years. By faking his death, Elvis avoided years of Court battles with Parker, those he'd made deals with, Ginger n her family, Priscilla and others living off his performing.

@thomasandersen2938

3 ай бұрын

Elvis od that's the reality

If you take uppers and downers for 15 years you'll damage your heart and other major organs, especially the uppers. Elvis' drug habit killed him, maybe not the drugs that he took the day he died but his prolonged substance abuse was the catalyst for his heart problems no doubt.

If it was todays times he could have been saved I believe with medical technology.

@PoboyNCoke

Жыл бұрын

Elvis would have to admit to himself he had a problem, FIRST. And he just wasn't there yet.

Right, Right, Right, Right 😂

Hi Billy thank you your knowledge of Elvis I wish lol the interviwe Abit to forward to carm down Abit lol on you Billy" don't worry I listen to you more Billy . Billy I have two adult kids in there mid 30's and four G'Kids I'm trying or I'm wanting to them to have feelings for our Elvis can be a challenging because our kids are more focusing what's in front not what's left behind but not just that I'm finding difficult of the Google news feeds and some weird sites on Facebook are spitting out about Elvises privert life and saying faults and adding on to there story over Elvis get'n my kids to move away from Elvis it's very shocking of the media on Google news feeds and there Audios that's telling a story of Elvis so Google and Facebook strange site bragging about Elvis so that must be a none loved Elvis site .... this none loved Elvis keeps appearing on my FBook and Google news feed so just picture Google news feeds are on my kids phone too bloody terrible . Thank you Billy from Sydney Australia here August 16Th ❤

Elvis for ever god bless you ❤❤❤

Nobody is a bigger Elvis fan than me. If you think that Elvis did not die of a drug overdose you have to be in denial. You can not take nine Demerol shots a day and stay alive!

Elvis was the greatest entertainer but he was human he had his faults .Parker had his also cilla has hers..but the one thing that stands out is elvis is still the best of the best..

@robbiejenkins4379

8 ай бұрын

Amen

The "spa guy" talking about cray people. The "spa guy" is a darn nut case too...

@bretttownsend6495

10 ай бұрын

I disagree with you,,, spa guy works very hard doing his Elvis research not to mention 750,000 subscribers can’t be wrong that’s a lot of people who think his Elvis channel is good

@joeallenboxing

10 ай бұрын

@@bretttownsend6495 750,000 people can't be wrong... You are exactly what's wrong with this world in general today... Think about that.

@seantivenan9593

9 ай бұрын

@@bretttownsend6495 Ithink it was 75000 at at the time , you've inflated his ego by 675,000

@FrankieLovesElvis

9 ай бұрын

Spa Guy is a FAKE. I’ll take Billy and Jo’s word before this clown.

Great vidio billy

I can't imagine being as famous as Elvis you can't go anywhere that people wouldn't notice you. It's sad that Elvis abused his medication.

Well I know 2 people who were not happy about that shit book and that’s me & LISA MARIE PRESLEY his daughter. She couldn’t stand the so called Memphis mafia

@williamandhisstarwars

2 жыл бұрын

Neither could Priscilla....

@valeriehuber9167

2 жыл бұрын

Who cares what Priscilla felt

@peter61967

2 жыл бұрын

@@valeriehuber9167 A lot of people care about what she felt,, if it wasn’t for her Graceland would be long long gone and no one would be able to see how the great man lived or see all of the history behind him. Also Elvis was still very much in love with her so I’m certain sure he would have cared what she felt. I hope this answers you dumb comment!!!

@Jim_Stark

2 жыл бұрын

don't forget that vernon really hated those guys. probably elvis's whole family disliked them. i don't blame them either.

@peter61967

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jim_Stark same I think they ruined his marriage and had too much control over him

Totally agree with Spa Guy here with regard to Red, Sonny & Dave. We shouldn't be judging those guys, firstly the only one can judge is god. We weren't there, didn't walk in there shoes. Those guys tried to prevent drugs getting to Elvis which is more than many others did. I love the story about cultural christian, and yes I think it's very true.

You should watch autopsy the last 24 hours of Elvis Presley. He didn’t die of drug overdose, he died from heart attack from straining due to constipation

@williamandhisstarwars

Жыл бұрын

Very true You may want to check out Globetrotting With Trey site. He has great video of Dr Nick explaining to fans problems Elvis had with a twisted colon.

@FrankieLovesElvis

9 ай бұрын

More apologists… Blind Faith 😮

@Larry-ok4vf

Ай бұрын

Elvis died of years of abuse to his body

Awww. Wow. I love spa guy. He is the best. When it comes too elvis. Material. And research

Right lots tried to talk to him Jerry Vernon Marty Lamar it did no good

ive heard enough

Who ever is working this camera is making me dizzy. Try to steady yourself.

I’m only 31 years old and I’m a huge fan of Elvis and the way he conducted himself publicly and with fans his entire career these celebrities today would be wise to watch how Elvis dealt with the media he would politely decline to answer any controversial or politically charged questions and he treated everyone with respect. But as far as his death goes your right it wasn’t a drug overdose it was polypharmacy in other words he may not have used them in excessive amounts even though we know he did it was the laundry list of narcotics (most now banned by the fda) found in his toxicology working against one another and in conjunction to suppress his central nervous system barbiturates, stimulants, anti depressants, benzos, psychoactive drugs, tranquilizers and opioid pain killers are all dangerous in their own right but taken together in a short period of time is extremely dangerous this is what killed him and caused his cardiac arrest along with all of the other serious health problems he already had. The reason they called it a heart attack even before a thorough autopsy and investigation was to protect his image at the time plain and simple that is a vague term used by dr.’s because either they don’t really know or because they need to think about PR. They have footage talking to the guys that either performed or were in the room when the autopsy was performed and his heart and organs examined and they saw nothing of the sort although some were enlarged I think they said his liver was much heavier than it should have been but otherwise healthy and no major blockages to the heart. Although I’m sure his constipation only exacerbated all of that they said he wouldn’t have been able to pass that on his own he would have needed medical intervention

@wetblanket1977

2 жыл бұрын

u sure know a lot for not even being born when he was alive, all your info is 2nd hand 3rd hand many other hand knowledge. cant believe everything you read

@jeremeymiller3406

2 жыл бұрын

@@wetblanket1977 literally almost everything anyone knows about him is 2nd and 3rd hand knowledge unless you knew him personally that’s the definition unless you physically were there and not many people were . I didn’t need to read anything there is plenty of footage and interviews with the different doctors that were present that day and go over his autopsy in detail as well as all the people in his inner circle and to me when it comes to Elvis that’s as first hand as your going to get whether someone was alive at the time or not is completely irrelevant its about what’s documented and can be proven. the public heard what they wanted you to hear at that time anyways no doctor would ever commit to a cause of death that quickly under normal circumstances especially before the toxicology and bloodwork came back. Nobody can’t tell me with a straight face after seeing that toxicology report and knowing everything the doctor gave him those last couple days not including whatever else he was piling in on top that drugs had nothing to do with his death. I understand the taboo that surrounds that type of death to this day first hand so I can’t imagine the kind of scrutiny and criticism and dark cloud that would come with that circumstance back then so I understand why they handled it the way they did. I understand there is a ton of false information out there but if you look hard enough the truth is pretty easy to see. But I know for myself and real fans knowing the way he died has nothing to do with our perception of him his talent or the life he lived if anything it just shows he was nothing more than human just like the rest of us in a way it makes him even more endearing.

@wetblanket1977

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremeymiller3406 you are long winded Dr Miller

@jeremeymiller3406

2 жыл бұрын

@@wetblanket1977 long fingered maybe 🤣you’ve made it clear your in disagreement about something but what that is and why I’m still waiting for…..

ELVIS. ❤

Elvis never died of drugs that night ever ?

@rustyruss2962

Жыл бұрын

Heart ♥️ attack ma’am

@32toddv

Жыл бұрын

His heart stopped from a massive OD, like it or not..... I mean c'mon look at all the drugs he took and that were in his system.... I'm a huge EP fan, it sucks, but that's the reality of it all....

@williamandhisstarwars

Жыл бұрын

Elvis had inherited a very bad heart. In his final concert special, recorded months before he died,, Elvis introduceds his father to the audience. He mentions then that his father had just had heart surgery. Elvis' death at 42 was a mix of a bad heart, drugs and weight.

@kelliintexas3575

Жыл бұрын

Maybe you should read " Destined to die young". Elvis had MAJOR health problems from birth. There is WAY more to that story. His mom, Grandma Doll & 6 of his 8 uncles all died in their 40's. He took perscriptions to deal with his Genetic health problems, his enlarged paralyzed colon, Glaucoma, Antitrypsin Deficiency, a condition which can result in lung and/or liver disease both of which he had severely at the time of his death. Elvis was never a smoker or drinker. He had Together with the immune system disorder, hypogammaglobulinemia, which plagued Elvis all his life and caused him to constantly fight various infections. His “inherited” weak heart, reactive arthritis, and the impact of his nocturnal lifestyle, resulting in a lack of vitamin D, the effects of which contributed to respiratory infections, reduced immune function, and inflammation. Of the 11 bodily systems that operate to keep us alive and hopefully healthy. Critically, Elvis suffered disease or disorder in nine of them! And five were present from birth and pre his fame. His heart (circulatory system), his lungs (respiratory system), and his bowels (digestive/excretory systems) required medication. Insomnia affected his nervous system……His immune system was compromised. His urinary system was not functioning properly. At one point there was even talk of dialysis. Often he is dismissed as just another rock ‘n’ roll drug addict. He wasn't taking street drugs. He was taking perscriptions not to "ESCAPE" h was taking them to try to maintain some sense of normalcy as himself in a time where the medical field was limited. No DNA, Genetics, No MRI's, little known about the addiction, his dystrophy & No understanding of Vitamin D even. Looking at the illnesses and disorders, that mounted upon each other over the decades, it’s no coincidence that Elvis’ prescription drug use increased as his health declined. From ear infections to chronic tonsilitis to recurrent flus to eye infections and glaucoma…..these arguably insignificant ailments independently, grew into something more. As his body broke down, alongside multiple immune system disorders and genetic complications, prescription medication and his handy PDR tried to fill the gaps. When that no longer worked, hospital stays became the norm and his list of ailments grew. The sicker he got, the more prescriptions he was prescribed. He was seeing a cardiologist before he bought Graceland. He was 20yrs old. They have gone through Elvis's entire life of medical records & now have an entire different story now. This is all the facts Geraldo & 20/20 never stated.

@rustyruss2962

Жыл бұрын

@@kelliintexas3575 well said Hookem Horns

The media and possibly Geraldo Rivera’s interview fueled the Dr Nick hate in my opinion.

@Larry-ok4vf

Ай бұрын

Dr Nick had prescribed Elvis over 10 thousand pills the year Elvis died. Not bashing Dr Nick but he wax definitely part of the problem

Sorry......just can't finish watching this. I'd tell you why but I'm too angry.

parker was never in fla

People are still watching this spa guy dude?

@williamandhisstarwars

4 күн бұрын

Billy Stallings has a large library of videos on Elvis thru his free You Tube website.

What's with the pot belly?

@williamandhisstarwars

Жыл бұрын

What's with the rude comment?

@Vibeagain

Жыл бұрын

@@williamandhisstarwars :- D

That guy is very rude right right stop interrupting the guy let billy speak have some manners

@John-dt4bi

2 жыл бұрын

I know he keeps saying "right" "right" "yep" "right" just shut up and let Billy talk.

According to sonny, he also did coke...man i wish he would've got the help he needed....rest easy E...

BRO, YOU NEED A DAMN STAND OR SOMETHING. THIS SHAKY IDEO HURTS MY EYES!

@williamandhisstarwars

2 жыл бұрын

Don't watch it

@raybrdjr

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamandhisstarwars I didn’t and couldn’t watch that shaky shit.. lol

@margarettaylor8107

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamandhisstarwars So, let me get this straight, let us help Elvis by destroying his image and career. Elvis will appreciate it because we killed his career just trying to help him.Elvis' nurse Tish Kirk said Sonny and Red West deeply hurt Elvis emotionally.He felt they were disloyal. And Sonny and Red admitted on a video they wrote their book for revenge and money..revenge, Vernon had fired him. Do I hold Red and Sonny accountable? You bet. Why did Red record Elvis without his knowledge? He was hoping to trap Elvis but Elvis reminded Red about the time rather recent when he had been hospitalized they found many medical issues. It backfired on Red. Elvis told many confidants that he took meds to help his medical conditions but Red etc kept nagging him about the meds. Without the meds, Elvis would have died even sokner. Elvis never informed the Mafia about personal issues. Macho men do not show weakness to other men..just their women..and ony to a few women confidants. Dean Nichopolous said the Stanley brothers used Elvis' name to ship drugs to Graceland. Elvis tried to control them by having Dean interceptt them. If you want to know which med Elvis took for each medical issue, they are detailed in Elvis Up Close book, chapter 15.There are so many lies about Elvis. These lies hurt him getting new fans. And he did not have weight gain due to fat. Rather, it was bloating due to water retention. Witnesses of his backup singers said he could lose 30 lbs in a week and back to normal. The truth always matters.

@ertagortan5367

2 жыл бұрын

@@margarettaylor8107 Grande!! Margaret Taylor!!You tolt a great truth!! They want to find the hair in the egg. But I belive that NO ONE has eber probed the sould of Elvis+! All her worries if you take her away with her death poor heart!!!🙏

Ye but don't forget in different countries mentions and name there medical in different concepts like "Sydney Australia they say Pharmacy or chemist "We don't say drugs. Us Australia we say drugs are weed and pharmacy is chemist to purchase our medications. As for Americans they say drugs from a chemist so of cause people out side America hear the word drugs cause they'll come across in there thoughts about weed drugs ,If only Americans can change the saying to pharmacy chemist instead of saying drugs . So I no that Elvis use pharmacy medical medications and I no they not weed drugs.

Why was the medics not interviewed ever ?

@PoboyNCoke

Жыл бұрын

I'm quite sure they wrote it all down in their official report. Their report along with the Corners report are all apart of public record

A lot of should if been awake

@Vibeagain

Жыл бұрын

Wth?

You kinda look like the Parker just need the hat.

Everybody knows he could not take going in that stage that night of fear of what would be shouted said booed etc Elvis knew he was done sonny said he wrote the book out hurt sooooo

@cherzum

Жыл бұрын

100% correct. If anyone believes that book didn't GREATLY contribute to his death, they are INCREDIBLY naive. They DID admit they wrote it out of hurt to get revenge, not to "help him," so we can put that myth to bed. We didn't "have to be there" to know this when those three traitors admitted it. As far as the drugs not causing his death...that will be debated for a long time to come. Vernon had the autopsy sealed.

im sorry u blocked me

Elvis laissé le tranquille stop de tous ces bla bla bla elvis for ever on t aime le reste arrête de juger ça fatigué 🎵🎸🎵🎸

the book that came out about Elivs that people didn't like well here is a fact they told the truth. He wouldn't listen to the mafia so they won't a book thinking maybe E would finialy wake up but I guess E needed those drugs more that his friends and in the end it Killed him. He was the greatest singer of his time and even up to the 70's but he was lost. He was searching for his faith I hope he found it, RIP E and All his mafia family and his mom dad grandmother grandchild and daughter May you all be a peace,

It all stems back to Elvis grandfather marrying his first cousin and having children with her. He had some weird Jean because of this and now because of it Lisa Presley has passed. The whole Presley story is a sad situation.

@Elizabeth-dw6lc

Жыл бұрын

That's not true. Marrying your first cousin once would not cause any kind of defect. Historically, people used to do it all the time. It seems the Presleys suffered from obesity, heart disease/high blood pressure, etc. Elvis and his mother both had Sorosis but it had nothing to do with alcohol. They both had a fatty liver caused by obesity. Those are inherited medical and lifestyle issues. We all have health issues that can be passed down but lifestyle can change those or keep them at bay. If Gladys, Elvis and Lisa had taken better care of their bodies their life expectancy would have been extended.

@peter61967

Жыл бұрын

@@Elizabeth-dw6lc it is true research it !!!!

At the end of the day, his entourage were nothing but leeches, and when the 3 champions got fired, they quickly turned on elvis, wrote that thrash book,destroyed what was left of his career, and they have the audacity to say it wall all done to help elvis, yeah ok!!!

@OctPSfever

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. Yet by 1975 Elvis was far into drugs. Noone could not stop. Regardless their book or not, Elvis was destined to die for overdose. Cant believe that ppl still say Elvis died from heart attack. He died from drug overdose. With many drugged up, his hearts n internal organs could not pump sooner or later.

@hallsjuju2400

Жыл бұрын

In a lot of situations when we just don’t know what to do, complacency takes over.

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Good interview but the bit I disagree with is Red,Sonny and Dave did it as awake up call. In my opinion is was financial and bitterness on their part. I'm not saying they didn't care about my Elvis but it was IMO to embarrass him and hurt him like they thought they had been hurt. I do agree only Elvis could have saved Elvis. And I rate Ginger in so far as she has not sold Elvis out but by painted a more human figure and for that she was accused of sugar coating things...can't win. Keep up the good work Billy. TCB

@williamandhisstarwars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@gassbaggerwoods5955

2 жыл бұрын

she never helped much either she was supposed to stay awake while elvis was awake as linda did she never slept til he did , he could come to harm , ginger was supposed to watch him see no harm came to him but it did , he died . ON HER WATCH !!!

@darranmartin7489

2 жыл бұрын

@@gassbaggerwoods5955 he was a grown man of 42 and my idol since I can remember but he shouldn't have needed someone to stay awake till he fell asleep. Ginger was young, it must have been a daunting situation for but as I've said she has honoured him through a book and painted a more positive person in his last few months looking to the future. He's the G.O.A.T nothing will ever change that but also human. TCB

@gassbaggerwoods5955

2 жыл бұрын

@@darranmartin7489Yes he was a grown man but a very sick grown man who needed checking on they were elvis's requests all the girlfriends said it , linda said it , the MM said it , elvis took his meds he could fall asleep only minuets after taking them they reacted fast , linda had to remove food from his throat to stop him choking one time she will tell you that and has said about that on video many times. he could get hurt badly . so he required his woman to keep an eye on him its wat elvis wanted , they were never going to do that if they were asleep . so why did ginger sleep how was she to keep an eye that he was ok, the MM said if elvis is gone in the bathroom longer than half hr go check he is ok , they told of how this was elvis's words not anyone elses ! she was asleep hours and hours !! young or not ginger was supposed to be one of his girlfriends so therefore having a very sick boyfriend one would think she would have been there for him, even tho it might have been daunting it was no doubt daunting for linda too but linda was there for elvis she never slept til he slept , she was too worried something might happen to him , she only settled once he was asleep but thats how it was !! billy and jo will tell you the same that it was elvis's way or the by way!! nothing was as you wanted , if any of the guys tried to nap and elvis found out he had you woken up , no matter how late it was if elvis wanted to be up you were up and this is wat he wanted. not me saying this jst repeating wat everyone else has said , elvis would wake early hours before 6 if he wanted anything he woke you up jst the way it was ,ginger has claimed there was wedding plans made the night elvis died , but he called off the wedding months before he died so how come , larry and charlie had elvis come to them saying he wasn't getting wat he needed from ginger he was thinking of ending things with ginger , he told priscilla in her book "elvis & me " she says how elvis in his many many phone calls to her was sharing concerns he had that he was changing his mind about marrying her , his father asked him when are you going to marry her , he said " god only knows daddy " !! so why if it was all go did he say that ? why not say hell yea its on such a date !! ginger painted him different to how he really was she didn't really know him at all !!!

@thomasandersen2938

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamandhisstarwars I agree everything you say yes these guys care about him bad dr nick too and elvis was going to do what he like and wanted weather they like it or not if u didn't there the door or if you try to stop him you were fired so when see comments about parker or mafia or Dr they weren't there either was but it was not a easy situation

I don’t hate nobody - But I think Ginger - never paid that much attention to him as she should - to be fair - would it have made a difference - only God knows -

@gassbaggerwoods5955

8 ай бұрын

Elvis himself said to charlie and larry that he was not getting wat he needed from ginger and that she was not there for him much sonny said that all the girlfriends were told they had to watch him after he had his sleepers he could fall asleep at any moment and if he was still up he could hurt himself , linda never slept til elvis slept but ginger knowing she was to watch elvisa if he was gone to long to the bathroom she slept while elvis died !!!

@lisavaden1118

7 ай бұрын

@@gassbaggerwoods5955she fell to sleep MAY GOIDNESS .. how can anyone flat her for that..

@thomasandersen2938

3 ай бұрын

​@gassbaggerwoods5955 but she is still not responsible for his death

Even when you love someone you can break there souls that’s the only reason they wrote that book they were mad for being fired real true friends would have talked to Elvis not tell his life story to his fans it hurt Elvis they newir would so in my book not much of friends

How come Dr Nick was not guilty? He should refuse for prescribing that many pills as ethical code. Elvis could go somewhere else...That was up to Elvis. Dr Nick justified his logic over gold digger $.

@williamandhisstarwars

Жыл бұрын

Dr. Nick lost his medical license and died broke.

@PoboyNCoke

Жыл бұрын

Dr. Nick was found guilty on multiple felony counts. During the time it all happened I was only 12 and the trial was more complex than I was able absorb but he was found guilty on multiple counts

His death legacy is wrong

@cherzum

Жыл бұрын

Agree...Vernon had the autopsy results sealed. To say it wasn't a drug overdose and a confirmed heart attack is not accurate. Do these people think all of the drugs prescribed by Dr.Nick....10,000 in the year 1977 alone helped Elvis? The excuse that Elvis would have gotten the drugs somewhere else is just that, an excuse. Dr. Nick is still partly culpable and he lost his license for a reason. Dr. Nick was starstruck and lost his ability to practice medicine appropriately. I understand there were others, but to say Dr. Nick played no role in over prescribing drugs to Elvis is just wrong.

Come on guys , Elvis was the greatest entainer in the world . But he was a prescription junky . We are huge fans of Elvis but you have to take the good with the bad .

@carolynbuckton6004

2 жыл бұрын

He actually had Autonomic neuropathy with a mega colon. His colon was plugged, and trying to go would’ve strained the heart. There’s a surgery to remove the damaged colon, which if it had been discovered, he would’ve not suffered a heart attack. His doctor was found not guilty, for over prescribing medications, because of Elvis’s 2 autopsies, there was very little medications found in his body at time of death.

@cherzum

2 жыл бұрын

@@carolynbuckton6004 Dr. Nichopoulos did have his medical license permanently revoked in 1993 after the medical board found him guilty of over prescribing to numerous patients for years. The over prescribed drugs contributed to the colon problems by slowing down it's ability to function properly. The straining and the undue stress caused by the ill timed revenge book contributed greatly to his death.

@bradlott9876

2 жыл бұрын

Elvis was hooked on scripts….In a bad way….Did you see how awful he looked at the end of his life??

@rustyruss2962

Жыл бұрын

Bro no pain management back then Elvis health was real bad I believe meds were little abused but also he needed for pain Elvis died of heart attack that’s Fact

@pbmartinfencing

Жыл бұрын

@@rustyruss2962 I agree I’m not saying he was wrong , but people look over the bad and try to make it all seem like roses . He did have alot wrong with him , and i don’t blame him at all for taking any of those pills

Linda Thompson said she felt like a nurse and she gave Elvis shots, she put the needle in his hip. What kind of injections she gave him I wonder.

Let the spy guy talk. You keep interrupting him. Frustrating to listen to.

@gassbaggerwoods5955

2 жыл бұрын

yes so annoying i want to hear billy !!

What a joke.

He maybe didn’t die of drugs but it sure helped Ginger isn’t at fault at all she tired to help him but she was only in his life for 9 months by hell the othered most of Elvis life they didn’t try not really

@gassbaggerwoods5955

2 жыл бұрын

thats not true, linda did a lot more than ginger elvis even said that ginger wasn't there much she was out with her friends a lot

@cherzum

Жыл бұрын

Including Miss Goody Two Shoes...Priscilla. She KNEW he was ill and she KNEW what the main problem was. She could have talked to Vernon and they BOTH could have at least tried. The drugs had EVERYTHING to do with his death.

@gassbaggerwoods5955

Жыл бұрын

@@cherzum EVERYBODY tried to help Elvis . You do NOT know wat Elvis was like if he didn't get his pills he took off many a head and sacked his guys. Priscilla and Vernon tried to curb his spending but he wasn't having any of it stormed off out . You had to be there to see it listen to the MM's interviews like "The king's men " they talked extensively how he was it was hard work trying to help him Priscilla by far wanted to and did help she was his wife saw how bad he was but Elvis would not be helped

@gassbaggerwoods5955

Жыл бұрын

@@cherzum wasn't jst the drugs alone that contributed to his death. He was a very sick person from birth his twin brother had problems which resulted him being born a stillborn Elvis had many things wrong they too were reason he died young too

@cherzum

Жыл бұрын

@@gassbaggerwoods5955 I don't disagree that drugs alone killed him, but they sure didn't help the situation. I have an Elvis encyclopedia in my head because I have read every single thing I can get my hands on pertaining to Elvis so I DO have an idea what he was like. I know about all of his temper tantrums when he didn't get his way. HOWEVER, when you can clearly see the man was killing himself, you do WHATEVER IT TAKES. Vernon and possibly Priscilla were the only two that could have done something. Elvis could have started the trend of the Betty Ford Center long before it's time! I have listened to MM's interviews, but they didn't have any power to actually do something constructive and writing a book under the guise of "helping him," is a fairytale. Maybe in the end nothing would have helped, but I sure would have liked to have seen someone with the authority to at least try.

He had 14 narcotics in his system. To say he didnt die from drugs is ridiculous. It was a drug overdose or from 20 years of drug abuse that did damage to his heart.

@margarettaylor8107

4 ай бұрын

@TheJpep2424 I take many meds but am not addicted.They treat medical several conditions.I need them so I do not stroke out or have a heart attack.Elvis had nine medical conditions for which he took only prescribed meds He took opioids which were considered safe then..no other treatment for his congenital sleep disorder as a baby..His mom also had to pick him out as a baby due to having dead nerves in his colon.He had high blood pressure, having at least two previous heart attacks.Larry Gellar witnessed the severity of one of them.The third one killed him. He had pernicious anemia and took vitamin B12 injections.Linda Thompson would give them.This liver disease killed him.He had other diseases such as glaucoma and wore sunglasses He had lots if arthritic pain.Kathy Westmoreland,Charlie Hodge, and Vernon, Larry Gellari say he had cancer causing his pain. Larry Gellar witnessed one heart attack.Plus there are his medical records and hospital doctors who discuss his diseases Elvis constantly told everyone who attacked him for taking meds that he needed them.He did or he could not function or live.Many of his diseases could kill him such as pernicious anemia (liver) and high blood pressure ( heart attack) and sleep disorder.Multi. Millions take the now available non narcotics to sleep.Elvis did not have that opportunity.He would go three days without sleep .Without sleep we die.Better to take all these meds tan die.His nurse ,according to doctor orders, and Billy Smith and others, often stuffed pill capsules with placebos.So if you take placebos and not opioids, that shows he was not addicted.Whether he was addicted or not, opioids were necessary for him to function.Without sleep we die.So his toxicology report shows he had those many meds in his system, even opioids.The thing is, if you know about pharmacology which I have years under my belt, it is important to know, in that report, no opioid had a level adequate to kill him, let alone treat his medical conditions.They had worn off and time to redose but he died.Another fact is he took one step off the commode and died where he lay.If you die from an overdose., you just go into a no recoverable sleep. No taking if even one step..just fall over or lie there..His autopsy report shows he died from valsavar maneuver, clogged colon from three months back because his barium enema eas still in his stool.This straining causes a fatal arrythmia and then a heart attack.If you want to believe he was addicted, that is okay but have pity that he needed so many meds and suffered just to live.His perpetual constipation must have been a big daily ordeal.Please inform yourself better by reading only sources that he confided in ( only a handful) and his medical records and hospital records.Friend and employees were friends and refused to listen and Elvis never told them everything.He had a macho image to keep up with most people like the Memphis Mafia.They denied him when he told them he needed the meds.These employees and friends were deliberately keep iut of the loop by Elvis.All they say is conjecture because they refused to understand what little he told them..very little. .

@Elvista

4 ай бұрын

Ignorant statements such as this is why this world is going to the dogs 🤦🏽

@Elvista

4 ай бұрын

​@@margarettaylor8107thank you, Margaret

This interviewer was just awful! I couldn't even listen to all of it. Billy had interesting remarks that were constantly interrupted ....

@gassbaggerwoods5955

2 жыл бұрын

this man needs to redo the interview and let billy speak on talk when he is done

This spa guy has good videos but he doesn't know elvid is alive or not..I think he's a joke joke..he wouldn't know the truth If it was in his face...

OMG they did not write the book out of love, it was spite and everyone knows it. Please stop with the foolishness. And as far as dr nick wanting Elvis to exercise and got him into racketball??? Seriously guys just stop. They did it because they used Elvis for his money for the racketball and even sued Elvis over it when they used his name without his consent. Not love, all done for money. Dr nick got tons of money off Elvis…homes, cars, trips, cash you name it. Stop with the excuses.

Drugs bad health and fame killed Elvis we all know this

@thomasandersen2938

Жыл бұрын

Drug abuse kill him not fame reason his health is because of drug abuse

@peter61967

Жыл бұрын

Bad health nothing more then that killed Elvis !!!

I understand Dave Hebler and Red and Sonny West felling anger and disappointment over their sudden firing and then wanting to 'get even' with Elvis. Which was their original intent, according to an interview with one of those guys. They were pissed and wanted to make some easy money. That "wanting to help Elvis" business was something that they later claimed in order to gin up some sympathy for themselves in the eyes of Elvis's many fans and the public in general. But that book deeply hurt Elvis, and if I were a member of Elvis's family I would have nothing but complete condemnation for those guys.