Quotes by Lisa Marie Presley

About Lisa Marie Presley:

Lisa Marie Presley is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of musician-actor Elvis Presley and actress and business magnate Priscilla Presley, and is Elvis's only child. As sole heir to her father's estate, Presley is the owner of Graceland, the Memphis mansion where her father lived, now a major tourist attraction. She has conducted a long career in the music business and has issued several albums and videos. Her work as a vocalist and lyricist has ranged across rock, country, blues and folk.
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If I'm alone too long I think too much, and I'm not interested in doing that. That won't lead anywhere good, I'm sure. If I'm busy I tend to stay out of trouble. An idle mind is the devil's playground.

Lisa Marie Presley

I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative.

Lisa Marie Presley

I live with the things that I love: art, furniture, and objects that I have collected throughout my travels.

Lisa Marie Presley

The period of time just before you awaken is the time I have my most creative thoughts and discover the best solutions.

Lisa Marie Presley

Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.

Lisa Marie Presley

I have a tendency to kick it up. I like to rattle the cage.

Lisa Marie Presley

I'll say it loud and say it proud. I'm completely insane.

Lisa Marie Presley

I'm more of a tomboy than anything and then you see your name on these Top 50 Most Beautiful People lists and you're like, 'What?'

Lisa Marie Presley

I'm just not interested in selling out to get on the charts and make people happy.

Lisa Marie Presley

I wanted to come through with my own voice and, hopefully, have it affect people. I want people to know that I'm not an Elvis impersonator.

Lisa Marie Presley

On my US tour maybe three out of 30 shows there was an Elvis impersonator in the crowd but that's it. I usually get younger fans, and those that come that are of an older generation end up walking out because it's too loud.

Lisa Marie Presley

I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I'm in, that I'd attract more critics than your average person, and that was a little intimidating, but I wanted to get out there and pay my dues.

Lisa Marie Presley

I dropped out of school in the 11th grade because there was no purpose in it for me. I'm not proud of this, and I'm not trying to promote it.

Lisa Marie Presley

Anybody in the spotlight can get lost in that if they are not careful.

Lisa Marie Presley

I want to pave my own path artistically.

Lisa Marie Presley

I would describe my aesthetic as definitely personal and harmonious with an eclectic yet bohemian sensibility.

Lisa Marie Presley

I don't ascribe to any particular style or period.

Lisa Marie Presley

I think people think I'm harder and more arrogant and cocky than I am - because I know how to put on a front, but it's nothing like who I am inside.

Lisa Marie Presley

I take a situation, analyse it, break it down, put it in the form I want it to be in, and then I toss it away. Let somebody else go deal with it.

Lisa Marie Presley

I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist.

Lisa Marie Presley

Author Bio

  • NameLisa Marie Presley
  • Descriptionsinger song-writer from the United States
  • BornFebruary 1, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Singer-songwriter; Composer; Songwriter; Musician