The fall of genius is often stifling, but if you seriously explore the tragic fate of those who are talented but die young, you will find that their lives are often not "prosperous and declining", but only the result of "bad habits".
Take this ready-made example: elvis Presley, a well-known American rock singer and actress. Well, he also has a more widely known name: Elvis Presley.
Born in 1935, Presley had a twin brother, but survived when his brother died during childbirth.
For this reason, Presley's mother loved him extraordinarily. Although it is only the most ordinary peasant-worker family in Mississippi, his parents take good care of this seedling and do their best to meet his needs.
At the time of the Great Depression in the United States, Presley's father forged employer bills to maintain his livelihood, so he was imprisoned, the house was confiscated, and Presley and his mother once had to go to a relative's house to borrow. After my father was released from prison, he was imprisoned again for committing a crime, and he went in and out several times.
Still, Presley's upbringing didn't lack love. In order to make Presley's life better, his mother also worked several part-time jobs and bought a record player and guitar that he liked.
Presley loved music since childhood, and when he listened to the singing in church, he could always grasp the beat of the music and hum along with it. Before elementary school, Presley's musical talent was already beginning to emerge.
At the age of 10, Presley attended the Interstate Fair and won second prize in the competition with a song called "The Old Shepherd." At the age of 13, Presley moved with his parents to the city of Memphis, where he was able to meet professional musicians. In middle school, he became more and more obsessed with music and became a dormitory "star"; in high school, he won the championship in the school theatrical performance.
He participated in the performance while working part-time, observed and imitated the stage performance of professional musicians, and had the idea of becoming a professional singer in his heart, which laid a solid foundation for his later career in rock music.
At the age of 18, in order to surprise his mother's birthday, Presley recorded songs at a local record company and was appreciated by industry insiders.
At the age of 19, Presley got a job as a truck driver to make money. Three months later, he made his debut by singing a R&B-style song that quickly attracted attention as soon as it aired on the radio, and the hotline was almost exploded.
Soon he transcribed a song in the style of mountain village rock and adapted the original song. Immediately afterwards, Presley successfully released his first single record.
At the age of 20, Presley's rock single hit the U.S. country music charts and quickly reached the top spot. Subsequently, the record label owner sold his contract for $35,000 to the larger Victory Records.
That year, Presley also met a man who had a profound impact on his life— his agent, Colonel Tom Parker.
From his official debut to his popularity in the United States, Presley took only 15 months.
Presley's outstanding performance was recognized by Tom Presley. Parker had everything in his sight, and he foresaw that this young man had unlimited potential and would become a rare "cash cow".
Tom Parker persuaded Presley to sign him up and pay him fifty-five. For the sake of the musical dream he loved, Presley agreed to this demanding request.
Tom Parker, who is good at marketing and packaging, began to build Presley, a handsome, fierce and provocative rock king born.
On stage, Presley has a pair of melancholy electric eyes, the oily towering aircraft head is always meticulously combed, his voice is full of magnetism, with the rhythm of black music, the dance steps are free and confident, and the iconic twisting of the crotch subverts tradition, making people can't take their eyes off it.
As long as there is a presley performance, there is a scream in the audience. Wherever Presley went, countless people went crazy, and it is said that his nickname "Elvis" came from it: Presley danced like a male cat in heat, and his fans were mostly women, like a group of female cats who were obsessed with him.
Charming, sexy, fiery and uninhibited, Presley on the stage is charming, and he is a well-deserved idol and king.
In order to maximize The Value of Presley, Tom Parker arranged for Presley to appear on various radio and television programs, continuously released singles and albums, and signed a 7-year contract with Paramount Pictures to maintain Presley's exposure.
Presley's singing career was in the ascendant, and the tide of money poured in toward him, at the same time, he also became a money-making machine for economic people, listening to his arrangements, not allowing his opinions and opinions to be expressed, and even if he had, he might not accept it.
Under Tom Parker, Presley made a lot of bad films, and he still appeared as a singer in the film, which was a far cry from the kind of feature film he wanted to make.
When Presley expressed the idea that he only wanted to sing with peace of mind, he was vetoed by his manager: either come all or don't do anything.
The impoverished Presley did not dare to resist, exhausted by the intense work, and he slowly came into contact with stimulants and sleeping pills, and quickly became dependent on them.
Later, Presley was even more addicted to drugs. Because of his remarkable achievements, President Nixon awarded him the medal of legal possession of drugs, and Presley's drug use was even more out of control.
The shrewd Tom Parker did not sympathize with Presley's hardships, and under his planning and arrangement, Presley participated in a casino performance in Las Vegas, his stage performance was amazing, and the contract extension followed, allowing Presley to breathe.
In order to maintain intensive night performances, Presley took sleeping pills during the day and stimulants at night, and the cycle began.
Economic people and drugs and drugs completely controlled his life. By The time of His death in August 1977, Presley had 784 songs, performed 1,684 performances, and participated in 31 films.
Among his remains, 14 different components of narcotics were found.
If the agent and the drug directly led to the loss of control of Presley's life, then the successive "departures" of his mother and wife were the last straw that crushed Presley.
After Presley became famous, he quickly bought a luxury house and a luxury car, and took his parents to his private home" "Graceland" and gave them a lot of money.
The family finally no longer had to worry about their livelihood, but Presley's mother died of illness before she could enjoy any blessings, which brought Presley endless sorrow.
For too long, it was his mother who went all out to support his dreams and take care of his life without recompense, a blow that Presley, who was in his early 20s, completely unacceptable.
Life always went on, and at the age of 23, Presley enlisted in the army. During his military service, he fell in love with a girl named Priscilla.
In 1967, the two married and soon had a daughter, Lisa, who was regarded as a pearl in the palm of their hand by Presley.
However, the couple's relationship after marriage was not harmonious, and they had lovers in the following year of marriage, and in the sixth year after marriage, Priscilla filed for divorce from Presley on the grounds that she was tired of a person's married life.
Although Presley was not loyal to his wife after marriage, he cherished his family, especially his daughter, and he did not believe that his wife would really leave him.
After the failure of his marriage, his life once again fell into the abyss of pain. Without the shackles of his family, Presley indulged himself more and began a drunken "stamp collection" life.
It is said that Presley slept with 3,000 women in his lifetime, and his private life was extremely eroded, and he even fell with eight bunny girls in one night at the "Playboy" club, and even Hollywood porn star Marilyn Monroe had a one-night stand with him.
Not only that, but there are also reports that Presley loves underage girls and has a unique taste.
Heavy performance contracts continued, and the full performances made Presley a money-making machine, and in order to resist the pressure, Presley overeated in addition to taking drugs.
His size and performance status were getting worse and worse, and sometimes he couldn't even stand up, and he could only lie down on the stage and sing.
The squeeze of the economic man, the heavy performances, the irregularity of life, the drug addiction, the repeated pursuit of living expenses by his ex-wife, Presley's health was destroyed little by little, he was in a trance, his voice deteriorated, and he was constantly in anxiety.
At 4 a.m. on August 16, 1977, Presley played squash with his then-girlfriend after taking medication, and then rode an exercise bike and played the piano for a while.
At 7:30 he was lying in bed, but he lost sleep. At 9 o'clock, Presley told his girlfriend to go to the newspaper. By the time his girlfriend woke up at 2 p.m. to find Presley, he looked dead.
At 3:30 p.m. that day, the doctor declared the rescue ineffective, and the king of a generation of rock and roll ended the brilliant life of only 42 years old. His unexpected sudden death has plunged fans around the world into grief.
In 1987, Presley received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th Annual American Music Awards, and in 2004, Presley finished third on the Rolling Stone's list of the "50 Greatest Pop Musicians of All Time." In 2018, Presley was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Presley's short life was marked by brilliant musical achievements. Even today, his music continues to be sung and has had a profound impact on Western pop culture and social spirit.
If Presley had been more disciplined and sober before he died, his achievements would have been far more than that.