The following article contains references to suicide and substance abuse.
Being the child of a music legend and having to share your father with the entire world was difficult.
She said she experienced mental health issues and drug use after losing him.
On January 12, 2023, at just 54 years old, Lisa Marie died following a cardiac arrest.
Her birth brought great joy to her father.
Then he took us both in his arms and held us," recalled Priscilla (viaEntertainment Tonight).
Lisa Marie often spoke about the close bond she shared with her father.
“I knew that he was crazy about me,” she revealed in an interview withCNNin 2003.
“He let me sing for him at the table.”
Growing up, Lisa Marie said she was a big fan of her father’s music.
“I was always excited if I was on tour with him,” she toldRolling Stone.
“When he’d come on, I would just lose it … you know.”
Lisa Marie was at Graceland when her father died.
“I was there when he died.
I was there for most of the summer.
She continued, saying, “I avoid that in all interviews.
It’s not something I like to capitalize on particularly for people’s amusement.”
As a little girl, she feared that her father would die in the years before his passing.
I am not going anywhere” (viaRolling Stone).
Despite his denial, Lisa Marie says she sensed that her father was struggling with his health.
“I was aware of his demise.
“He would have a go at mask it for me,” she said.
“Maybe I have been in search of something like that [her dad’s powerful presence].
It’s very hard to compete with that in my mind,” she explained.
She went on to describe the impact of her father’s absence.
I’m especially blessed to have duetted with Dad on one of the songs, too.”
She also explained, “I just felt really emotional.
It’s never pleasant to sing and cry.
“He was not strict at all,” she admitted.
“I think probably more my father,” she answered.
Lisa Marie expressed her frustration with the way the press perceived her when speaking with Playboy in 2003.
“I have to combat 30 years of speculation and tabloid stuff.
“I realize why I feel vulnerable and afraid.
A lot of people do interviews based on what their publicists tell them.
I put my ass out there, cellulite and all,” she said.
Lisa Marie inherited many of her father’s physical features, and she also shared his love of music.
But sadly, she also took on some of Elvis' bad habits.
In an interview withRolling Stone, Lisa Marie admitted to taking drugs as a teenager.
“I did drugs for four years of my life, from thirteen to seventeen,” she revealed.
However, in 2018, she revealed that she battled with drug abuse as an adult.
I was not happy.
The struggle with addiction, for me, started at 45 years old.
It wasn’t like it was all my life” (viaEntertainment Tonight).
If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Lisa Marie and Danny shared two children, daughter Riley Keough and late son Benjamin Keough.
“I like when someone’s shaking it up, when they’re different,” she said.
“I don’t know why.
I’ll never know why.
But it’s just what I get attracted to.”
The last time Lisa Marie walked down the altar was in 2006.
Lisa Marie and Lockwood shared twins Harper and Finley Lockwood.
In a 2009 interview withMarie Claire, Lisa Marie expressed empathy toward her then-husband.
“I think it’s probably hard to be married to me,” she said.
“Because s**t happens to me that doesn’t happen to your average girl.
You have to keep your eyes open.”
At the time, Lockwood dismissed this statement and said that Lisa Marie renewed his faith in love.
She was particularly annoyed when she saw the documentary “E!
She again turned to the church when her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, started taking drugs.
Lisa Marie credited Scientology for curbing her drug use as a teen.
“The smartest thing they ever did was put me to work with drug addicts,” she explained.
“That made me productive and responsible.”
“I’ve dealt with death, grief, and loss since the age of 9 years old.
Lisa Marie was very close to Benjamin and recognized the power of seeking help.
