Big Elvis performs in 2004, back when he weighed 960 pounds. That photo on the pedestal is what he looked like at his thinnest. And that’s the author on the left, dancing with a nice lady.
Vice: What was your original fighting weight?
Big Elvis:
What’s the secret to your weight loss? You didn’t staple your stomach or take any drugs.
Have you considered calling The Biggest Loser? Seems like you have a great story to share.
In 2006 when I got married I wanted you to come out to Jersey and play our wedding.
But I heard that due to the weight loss, you’re traveling now.
Hawaii played such a huge role in Elvis’s life.
Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii
The author and Big Elvis today, minus 500 pounds.
Did you and your fiancée meet before you started the weight loss?
You mentioned you were exercising. What kind of exercise are you able to do?
Are you nervous that you’ll get so small that you won’t be able to call yourself Big Elvis anymore?
What has changed in your day-to-day life as result of the weight loss?
It shows in your performance too. When we saw you years ago you’d get winded, and today you were cruising. And you do three or four sets in a row.
Any plans for Little Elvises?
Most people don’t know this, but you are the son of the one and only Elvis Aaron Presley.
How did it feel to have it be conclusively proven that you are the son of Elvis?
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What kind of stories would you hear about Elvis from your mom when you were younger?
You were a teenager when he passed away. If you could have said anything to him, knowing that you were his son, what would you have said?
Big Elvis plays three free shows a day, Monday through Friday, at Harrah’s on the Vegas Strip. For more info go to bigelvis.biz.