The fame came way too fast for him to handle. Like most 'genie in a bottle' stories, there was a downside. But his tragic flaw was a desire to be accepted, and he wound up with a con artist named Parker who gave him his dream.
He liked the way both the gospel music and the 'Negro music' sounded. He was a young kid who did not want to work in a garage. So much has been said and written about Elvis, so there is no shortage of reference material.
