• Music
  • 19 Sep 02

Put another dime in the jukebox, baby...

Put another dime in the jukebox, baby...
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

Four modern mavericks explain why Elvis is still the King - and Eamon Carr draws us a rough guide to the man who accidentally invented rock'n'roll

BONO:

"It all came together in that kind of spastic dance of his"

Bono on why Elvis was "the Big Bang of rock'n'roll"

JAMES BROWN:

"I wasn't just a fan, I was his brother"

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Godfather of soul James Brown on the friend he "loves and hopes to see in heaven"

JOHN ROCHA

"Elvis looked best before he joined the army"

Fashion designer John Rocha puts the three ages of Elvis through the am-I-hot-or-not?-o-meter

DAVID HOLMES

"Junkie Xl's mix is sacrilege"

David Holmes gets precious about 'A Little Less Conversation', as done by one of his favourite artists of all time

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EAMON CARR:

Ten steps to Elvis

Evening Herald journalist, former drummer with Horslips and Elvis authority Eamon Carr takes us through the essential Elvis Presley

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