chapter 2: The silent soul

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Colonel Tom Parker approached Elvis Presley in 1955. The colonel was so obsessed with Elvis, he wanted to find someone to exploit and manipulate. Colonel Tom Parker saw Elvis Presley as a cash cow. Colonel Tom Parker met Elvis Presley at a coffee shop in Memphis. Elvis was so uncomfortable. The colonel asked Elvis Presley that he wanted to promote Elvis. Elvis Presley was completely uncomfortable. The colonel Tom Parker promised Elvis that if he signs the contract, he will give him better songs.

, Hollywood deals, after the meeting, Elvis Presley went home. He felt afraid, knowing whether he wanted to trust this man, fearing that the colonel would take advantage of his own innocence. Elvis Presley does not want to leave Sun Records; he does not want to leave Sam Philips. Elvis asked the colonel that he did not want to leave Sun Records and Sam Philips because Sam Philips is the one who discovered him, but the colonel Tom Parker told him, "If you trust me, you could quit or at least shut up." Said the colonel Tom Parker to Elvis. Elvis made a choice to trust the colonel after he was forced. Elvis had broken up with Dixie Locke after he felt so much pressure from the colonel Tom Parker, and he was completely heartbroken when he broke up with Dixie. Elvis Presley wanted to the colonel and said, "Why are you even doing this to me???, Elvis said to the colonel with anger, "I have broken with Dixie Locke now, and these new directions are not fair?, said Elvis with sad eyes. The colonel Tom Parker replied, "Well, if you be quiet and silent, I will boot you out. Just listen to what I'm actually saying, said the colonel with an angry face.

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