Post by Xman on Nov 14, 2005 21:56:44 GMT -5
This is from the latest Larry King Blowin smoke our asses interveiws with the EPE crew.
KING: Why'd you break up with Elvis.
THOMPSON: Why did I break up with Elvis? It was difficult to watch his slow demise. I loved him deeply, and to watch someone that you love that immeasurably slowly self-destruct.
KING: You mean the drugs?
THOMPSON: Absolutely, and just, you know, -- I just knew that he probably wouldn't be around much longer. I didn't want to be the one to find him.
KING: How long you been at the Wynn? Since they opened?
ESPOSITO: I've been there four months now, Larry. It's a great place.
KING: Why did you let -- and you had a lot of influence, I assume -- let Elvis self-destruct?
ESPOSITO: Well, we all tried to help Elvis. But you've got to remember, Elvis is a very stubborn person, very hard-headed. You could talk to him about it and he'd agree with you at times. Other times he'd get mad and tell you to get the hell out of the room. But we all tried it. But, you know, Larry. You know that. If he doesn't want to do it himself, it ain't going to happen. He had to be the one to make the decision to change his life and he didn't.
KING: Do you know why he did it?
ESPOSITO: No, he was a very addictive person anyhow. And anything he ever did in his life, he was very addictive. You know, a lot of you people don't realize, under his mother's side, the Smith side, they were all drinkers, drug takers, all died at young ages.
KING: Jerry, you wanted to say something?
SCHILLING: Well, you know, Larry, I do think there's an underlying -- and we've all talked about this before. I always thought that the drugs were the band-aids. You know, Elvis was not just a good looking guy with a great voice. He was very intelligent. When he started, he was on the leading edge. And I think he became so successful with that package that when he wanted to grow, business and everybody just wanted to keep him in the same -- "Let's do another song, another movie with ten songs," and whatever.
KING: Why'd you break up with Elvis.
THOMPSON: Why did I break up with Elvis? It was difficult to watch his slow demise. I loved him deeply, and to watch someone that you love that immeasurably slowly self-destruct.
KING: You mean the drugs?
THOMPSON: Absolutely, and just, you know, -- I just knew that he probably wouldn't be around much longer. I didn't want to be the one to find him.
KING: How long you been at the Wynn? Since they opened?
ESPOSITO: I've been there four months now, Larry. It's a great place.
KING: Why did you let -- and you had a lot of influence, I assume -- let Elvis self-destruct?
ESPOSITO: Well, we all tried to help Elvis. But you've got to remember, Elvis is a very stubborn person, very hard-headed. You could talk to him about it and he'd agree with you at times. Other times he'd get mad and tell you to get the hell out of the room. But we all tried it. But, you know, Larry. You know that. If he doesn't want to do it himself, it ain't going to happen. He had to be the one to make the decision to change his life and he didn't.
KING: Do you know why he did it?
ESPOSITO: No, he was a very addictive person anyhow. And anything he ever did in his life, he was very addictive. You know, a lot of you people don't realize, under his mother's side, the Smith side, they were all drinkers, drug takers, all died at young ages.
KING: Jerry, you wanted to say something?
SCHILLING: Well, you know, Larry, I do think there's an underlying -- and we've all talked about this before. I always thought that the drugs were the band-aids. You know, Elvis was not just a good looking guy with a great voice. He was very intelligent. When he started, he was on the leading edge. And I think he became so successful with that package that when he wanted to grow, business and everybody just wanted to keep him in the same -- "Let's do another song, another movie with ten songs," and whatever.