the king

Elvis Aaron Presley, often referred to as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King Of Rock & Roll", Presley's energised interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style has lead him to be regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures in history. Presley's physical attractiveness and sexual appeal were widely acknowledged. "He was once beautiful, astonishingly beautiful", according to a critic. Television director Steve Binder, no fan of Presley's music, reported, "I'm straight as an arrow and I got to tell you, you stop, whether you're male or female, to look at him. He was that good looking. And if you never knew he was a superstar, it wouldn't make any difference." His performance style, as much as his physical beauty, was responsible for Presley's eroticized image. Critic George Melly described him as "the master of the sexual simile, treating his guitar as both phallus and girl". In Presley's obituary, Lester Bangs credited him as "the man who brought overt blatant vulgar sexual frenzy to America".  Presley was loved by fans for the way he would dance and move his hips. Speculations have been thrown around for several decades, including Elvis dying in the bathtub and the toilet.  There were also rumours that Ed Sullivan perceived a soda bottle in Presley's trousers was echoed by rumours involving a similarly positioned toilet roll tube or lead bar.