I grew up in the South with my father; blues and country, that’s always been my core. But I had it in me not to do what was expected. I wanted to find my own footing. – Lisa Marie Presley
I was always writing music anyway. I just sort of fell into it. Writing for me is a therapeutic process. – Lisa Marie Presley
I was very protective of my father and I didn’t like these people who hung around outside all day. They creeped me out. – Lisa Marie Presley
I’m more prone to his ’70s material, which is what I was around for and watched a lot. I listen to a lot of that stuff. It probably influenced me quite a bit. I’m more drawn to the darker, sadder songs. – Lisa Marie Presley
If I’m alone too long I think too much, and I’m not interested in doing that. That won’t lead anywhere good, I’m sure. If I’m busy I tend to stay out of trouble. An idle mind is the devil’s playground. – Lisa Marie Presley
Mostly singing was cathartic, writing was cathartic, therapeutic. I don’t think I had a goal, particularly, to sing or put it out there for anybody. – Lisa Marie Presley
I’ve never even been out of my BMI range. I’m 5-foot-3. If I gain five pounds, it shows. – Lisa Marie Presley
I think having kids just makes you want to do things to help people. You have children, and you see how fragile and innocent and helpless they are when they first start out. If they are going to be a victim of whatever they are surrounded by, I just do everything I can to try to make whatever change I can. – Lisa Marie Presley
I’m not eager to jump into marriage again. I’m in the corner right now, wearing my dunce cap. That area is obviously a nightmare. – Lisa Marie Presley
I have loved music so much from when I was little, and I don’t know whether it was because I saw my dad doing it and then I got the idea; I don’t know what came first… But I always had a hairbrush in the mirror singing. I was always with him backstage; I would go out and be pulled in for the last song. – Lisa Marie Presley
I was quite the spoiled brat. I have quite a temper, obviously inherited from my father, and I became very good at ordering everyone around. I was the princess; the staff were absolutely terrified of me. – Lisa Marie Presley
I have, in the past, been attracted to really strong and dominant men. But on the other side, I have been attracted to very androgynous men. I don’t typically fall for your average jock. I just like people that are a little atypical. – Lisa Marie Presley
It’s hard for me to be happy because I’m always worried about something going awry or what could happen to screw it up. It’s hard for me to sit and look around, going, ‘Ah, I’m really happy.’ I’m not that kind of person. – Lisa Marie Presley
How many people have a family grave in the backyard? I’m sure I’ll end up there, or I’ll shrink my head and put it in a glass box in the living room. I’ll get more tourists to Graceland that way. – Lisa Marie Presley
Something happens to people around fame and power and money – it can bring out the worst and best in people; it’s a monster you have to tame. – Lisa Marie Presley
When I’m doing interviews, I’m doing interviews, and when I am writing, I’m writing. I sit there with a musician and I write. It’s the same process since I started writing in my twenties. I like to come in and leave with a finished song. – Lisa Marie Presley
I wanted to come through with my own voice and, hopefully, have it affect people. I want people to know that I’m not an Elvis impersonator. – Lisa Marie Presley
I’m more of a tomboy than anything and then you see your name on these Top 50 Most Beautiful People lists and you’re like, ‘What?’ – Lisa Marie Presley
