would have turned 90 this Wednesday had he not tragically died of a heart attack at just 42 back in 1977.
Since the star’s untimely death, there have been multiple claims that Elvis is, in fact, alive and well.
Express.co.uk recently interviewed ’s stepbrother David Stanley, who was a close confidant and Memphis Mafia bodyguard.
Speaking on the Las Vegas stage where the King performed every residency show, he slammed “Elvis is alive” claims.
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Elvis performing in 1977, the year he died (Image: GETTY)
David said: “The amazing thing about Elvis is that everybody’s looking for a mystery. So people can’t go up[stairs at Graceland], does that mean he’s alive? So they misspelled Aaron on the grave, ‘Holy cow! He’s alive!’. You know, I mean, wow, to this day, the number one question is, do you think Elvis is alive? He lamented: “The insensitivity of people that don’t understand that he was a real person. Elvis is an icon to most people, but there are some of us that realise he was a person and he made some decisions that cost him his life.”
On what Elvis would have done next had he lived, his stepbrother felt that “in a perfect world”, the singer would have taken two years off after his record-breaking 1973 concert Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite to reinvent himself like Madonna or Michael Jackson.
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Elvis performing at Aloha from Hawaii in January 1973 – the last ‘peak’ Elvis before decline (Image: GETTY)
He shared: “[He could have then] come back out, do another tour, different. Do the songs, maybe do it in the round, like he did in the ’68 special. Have a gospel section [even though his manager Colonel] Parker would say, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” David also thinks Elvis could have done some decent movies, adding: “I mean, when you think about what could have been, Elvis could have done anything he wanted to.” Lastly, on how the King would want to be remembered, he added: “Loving, caring, spiritual, humble and probably most of all, grateful.”