"I always have to go back to the way Elvis Presley or James Brown would have held themselves. And Elvis could just sort of stand there and just be very casual and very cool. And James Brown was so acrobatic. And such a showman. Of course, Elvisâ influence on the band extends beyond our live performances. I wanted to outdo my bandmateâs outfits, so I decided to draw inspiration from Elvis' 1970s wardrobe, as well as Elizabeth Taylorâs looks in the film Cleopatra. I would would draw outfits with colored pencils and work with fashion designer Amber Doyle to bring them to life. Some of my outfits are pretty similar to the white jumpsuits Elvis wore during the last leg of his career. In addition, our band has covered the classic early rock ânâ roll tune âThatâs All Right.â Countless rock ânâ roll bands wouldnât be the same without Elvisâ influence and our band is no exception."
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Josh Kiszka, on how his band Greta Van Fleet was influenced, inter alia, by Elvis Presley, as mentioned in a Forbes interview in 2021.
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Elvis Presley
film actor, singer, composer
1935 â 1977 ¡ United States
(8 January 1935 â 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
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