I Did, But I'm Not Real Fond

When You Live Life And You Are Living The Experience, You Tend Not To Appreciate Them As You Are Living Them. It's Only When You Look Back And Realize How Special They Were.

It Was More That His Career Was Going Down Again And He Was Tired Of The Songs. He Was Tired Of The Routine. And There Was A Point Where He Just Kind Of Gave Up. He Couldn't Face Being 40. And He Resorted To Stimulants. There's A Dark Side There, A Really Dark Side.

He Would Use Amphetamines To Stay Awake Because He Would Have Late Night Maneuvers That Would Go Way Into The Early Morning Hours And He Was Given Pills To Stay Up For The Long Hours.

There Were The Phone Calls And Elvis Had Asked Me To Visit Him In Los Angeles. This Was In 1962.

You Know, I Had My Mother And My Father Convincing Me That He Would Be Going Back To Hollywood And He'd Be Back With The Actresses And Dating Them And That He Wasn't Serious About Me At All. So I Had Him Saying One Thing To Me And My Parents Telling Me Something Else.