'With so many songs at his disposal, Elvis rarely followed a set list. You never knew which way he was going to go on stage, he could change at any moment. He'd say 'give me an E.' Then he'd go into whatever song he had in his mind.
He'd play stump the band, he'd always try to find little ways to pull something on us. We were playing the Forum in L.A., one time, and he was as far away as he could possibly be from me on the stage.
He bent down to kiss a girl and I guess she whispered in his ear, 'do blue Christmas.' As he raised back up, he went straight in to it.
Elvis acted more like a jester on stage - and off.' He laughs.
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