2009 Blender Magazine Q&A: Is it true that you originally wrote “Golden Years” for Elvis Presley? “No. Apparently Elvis heard the demos, because we were both on RCA, and Colonel Tom [Parker, Presley’s manager] thought I should write Elvis some songs. There was talk between our offices that I should be introduced to Elvis and maybe start working with him in a production-writer capacity. But it never came to pass. I would have loved to have worked with him. God, I would have adored it. He did send me a note once. [Perfectly imitates Presley’s drawl] ‘All the best, and have a great tour.’ I still have that note.” The amazing Steve Riks allows us to imagine what that might’ve been like…. More Elvis/Bowie at yerdoingreat.wordpress/2015/01/08/elvis-n-bowie/
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