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LISA MARIE PRESLEY BIOGRAPHY |
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Born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley on February 1, 1968, Elvis's
only daughter Lisa Marie Presley spent the first four years of
her life at Graceland, where she was the apple of her father's
eye. When her parents split in 1972, Lisa Marie Presley left
Nashville with her mother for the suburbs of Los Angeles, but
regularly visited Elvis in Memphis. Music was undoubtedly a big
part of her life; Elton John, David Cassidy and some of Elvis'
softer songs were her favorites. Having music around allowed
Lisa Marie an escape. The tension between the two households and
the geographic distance was emotionally taxing for a young girl;
such stress came to a head on August 16, 1977, when Lisa Marie
Presley's father died after an apparent drug overdose. As the
only child of rock & roll's first and most celebrated star, Lisa
Marie Presley had to work extremely hard to establish herself,
far away from her famous Father. It was a rough road, but Lisa
Marie Presley had the spark and rawness to do it, and to do it
on her own terms.
The decade that followed showed an aggressive young lady that
lacked direction and discipline. Lisa Marie Presley meddled in
drugs during her teenage years, while listening to Devo and the
Sex Pistols. At age 18, she left drugs behind and began
following Scientology. Lisa Marie Presley began writing songs,
but the process proved nerve-racking. Aware of the pressures of
being Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley didn't pursue
a songwriting career, spending time instead beginning a family;
she married her longtime boyfriend, Danny Keough, in 1988, and
during the six-year marriage had two children. Soon after that
marriage dissolved, Lisa Marie Presley confirmed that she had
tied the knot with Michael Jackson. After three years of media
scrutiny, Lisa Marie Presley grew exhausted and divorced Jackson
in 1997.
A chance meeting with producer Glen Ballard motivated Presley to
give music another try. Ballard was impressed with her dark,
luckless melodies and coordinated a deal with Capitol. Although
Lisa Marie Presley's debut album was initially slated for a 2000
release, it didn't appear for another three years. In the
meantime, Lisa Marie Presley had begun another tumultuous
relationship, with actor Nicolas Cage; the couple married in mid-2002
but split just three months later. Finally, in spring 2003,
Capitol released her debut album, To Whom It May Concern. Deeply
personal, edgy and furious, the record displayed a side of Lisa
Marie Presley that was both smart and brash. She wasn't
interested in living up to her Father's legacy in the eyes of
others because she was comfortable with her own. To Whom It May
Concern sold 140,000 copies during its first week of release in
April. It was also one of the year's highest debuts with its
number five position on Billboard. |
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