KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Drake Milligan Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Drake Milligan

Showing 1-10 of 10 Quotes by Drake Milligan

It doesn't get much better than playing Elvis during the early days of his career.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: Better Career Days Early Early Days Elvis Get His Much Playing Than

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In about a year's time, Elvis went from being very poor and living with his family in government housing in Memphis to all of a sudden being the biggest star in the world. Once fame hit, there was a lot of temptation and also a lot of stress.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: About Also Being Biggest Elvis Fame Family Government His Hit Housing Living Lot Memphis Once Poor Star Stress Sudden Temptation Time Very World Year

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


My favorite Elvis era has always been his early Sun Records stuff. It was raw, just Elvis singing what he felt. It had all the influences of black blues that came out of Memphis and these gospel quartets that he loved. You can really hear that in his music from Sun.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: Always Been Black Blues Came Early Elvis Era Favorite Felt Gospel Had He Hear His Influences Just Loved Memphis Music Out Raw Really Records Singing Stuff Sun You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


This was a time when racism was still very rampant, but the music that came out of Sun Studio was absolutely color blind. It was all about feeling. It was music that anybody could understand, and that made a step towards bettering the world for everyone.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: About Absolutely Anybody Blind Came Color Could Everyone Feeling Made Music Out Racism Rampant Step Still Studio Sun Time Towards Understand Very World

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I was about 7 and my family was eating at a restaurant when we saw my first Elvis impersonator by total accident.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: About Accident Eating Elvis Family First Impersonator Restaurant Saw Total

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I had heard some Elvis songs on the radio. During Christmastime, they'd play 'Blue Christmas,' and I knew I liked his songs, but I didn't know who it was singing them. I just knew I liked them... I started reading, watching, and just picking up everything I could about him.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: About Blue Christmas Could Elvis Everything Had Heard Him His Just Knew Know Liked Picking Play Radio Reading Singing Some Songs Started Started Reading Them Up Watching Who

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


There was such a realness about Elvis. He never really changed from that humble boy from Tupelo, Mississippi. He became this huge star, but he always remained that Southern boy.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: About Always Became Boy Changed Elvis He Huge Humble Mississippi Never Really Realness Remained Southern Star

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'd sit on the coffee table and lip sync to 'Blue Christmas,' 'I Can't Help Falling in Love,' 'Love Me Tender,' 'Don't Be Cruel' - some of the big hits like that.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: Big Blue Christmas Coffee Cruel Falling Falling In Love Help Hits Like Lip Love Love Me Me Sit Some Sync Table Tender

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


You got to realize there will be huge Elvis fans out there who'll be really critical, and I'm sure I'm my worst critic, but to get to do my own interpretation of Elvis and do it on a platform like this is really cool.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: Cool Critic Critical Elvis Fans Get Got Huge Interpretation Like My Own Out Own Platform Realize Really Sure Will Worst You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It was such a pivotal time in Elvis' life; he was just a poor boy from Tupelo, Miss. That's all he really was. He had the same feelings as everybody.

~Drake Milligan

Topics: Boy Elvis Everybody Feelings Had He Just Life Miss Pivotal Poor Really Same Time

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Professions

Born: Unknown

Links

Find Drake Milligan on Amazon

Related Authors

Whoops! Looks like Drake Milligan has no related authors

Popular Authors

Alexander Graham Bell Richard Branson Coco Chanel Deepak Chopra Frances Farmer Benjamin Franklin Ruth Bader Ginsburg Florence Nightingale

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1720 - Jonathan Mayhew

1818 - John H. Reagan

1833 - Edmund Clarence Stedman

1838 - John Hay

1874 - Nance O'Neil

1883 - Otto Heinrich Warburg

1890 - Eddie Rickenbacker

1891 - Ellen Wilkinson

1897 - Rouben Mamoulian

1901 - Mark Oliphant

Birthdays on October 8th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Failure Food Good Morning Mother's Day Sympathy Travel Wisdom