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Lisa Marie Presley Newstimes Interview

10/10/2013

 
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Lisa Marie Presley Newstimes Interview
Erik Ofgang
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Following in her father's famous footsteps, Lisa Marie Presley has made it in the music industry in her own right. Her music is steeped in southern roots and is a hybrid of blues, country and folk. She will be in concert at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. She recently released her third album, "Storm and Grace," produced by acclaimed producer T-Bone Burnett.

Presley was born in 1968. She was married to Michael Jackson in the 1990s and later was briefly married to actor Nicolas Cage. In 2006, she married guitarist Michael Lockwood, who tours with her and serves as her band's musical director.

In her interview, Presley spoke about her new album, the upcoming show, and the gossip and misconceptions that always seem to pop up when her name is mentioned.

Q: What can fans expect at the show?

Lisa: "It's really intimate. The record is really intimate so the venues are intimate; they're smaller theaters mostly. I like that."

Q: Can you tell me about the new album?

Lisa: "It was just the next record. (After my last album) I changed a lot of my life, and got rid of a lot of things, and moved around a lot, and went to a different country (England), and wrote, and this is what came of it. T-Bone Burnett liked the demos, thank god, and I liked him so he produced it. "

Q: What was working with T-Bone like?

Lisa: "He was incredibly inspiring. I've worked with a lot of incredible people, I've been blessed to be able to do that, but he was by far my favorite. I adore him and I sort of adopted him or made him adopt me anyhow."

Q: What's your songwriting process like?

Lisa: "I'm like a conduit. I start singing and I start coming up with a melody. Melodies start coming to me, I don't know where they come from but they come, then the lyrics come and I labor over those for hours until I get a song how I want it."

Q: What's your approach as a singer, do you have to practice a lot or does it come naturally?

Lisa: "I don't practice, I should. It's all natural, for better or worse. All I do is warm my voice up; I warm it up so it will do what I want. That's pretty much all I care about."

Q: Obviously music is in your genes. What did you learn about music and performing from your father?

Lisa: "I don't know. I think his music was so embedded in my DNA so early that was the first thing I ever heard, that was part of my initial introduction into music."

Q: You were close to both the King of Rock and King of Pop, (Michael Jackson). Did you learn anything from their performance styles?

Lisa: "I don't get into that (Michael Jackson) while I'm doing pre-interviews before shows. Like I said, I've been blessed to work and be around lots of incredible people and I'm sure it's all had an impact on me in some way."

Q: I know you tour with your husband and guitarist. Do you enjoy touring together?

Lisa: "It's great. I'm really glad that he doesn't tour without me. We met touring, so that's what we know and it works really well. "

Q: Any misconceptions about you that seem to pop up consistently?

Lisa: "There's misconceptions about me constantly, there's so many I can't even stay up on them. It's obviously frustrating but it happens. "

Q: Any in particular?

Lisa: "You know, I can just Google my name, or watch my daily Google alert, and most of what pops up are misconceptions. Nowadays things just start going. They don't even call to see if it's true or ask you about anything. It just starts to take a life of its own and go viral. "

Q: So gossip has gotten worse in the digital age?

Lisa: Yes.


The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield. Friday, 8 p.m. $35 or $45. 203-438-5795, www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.


source: http://www.newstimes.com


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    Lisa Marie Presley was born to Elvis & Priscilla on February 1, 1968 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.

    On Lisa's
    25th birthday in 1993, she inherited her Father's estate. Today Lisa has 100% sole personal ownership of Graceland Mansion and all of her Father's personal effects. Lisa also owns 15% of Elvis Presley Enterprises.

    On April 8, 2003, Lisa released her debut album, To Whom It May Concern. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold in June 2003. Her second album, released April 5, 2005, Now What, reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was certified gold in November 2005. Her third album, Storm & Grace, was released on May 15, 2012. Storm & Grace, is produced by Oscar and Grammy winner T-Bone Burnett.

    Lisa is an activist for many charitable causes including: The LEAP Program in Memphis, The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation, The Angel Network, The Grammy Foundation, and World Vision.
    Lisa was very active with recovery of Hurricane Katrina. On June 24, 2011, Lisa was awarded in the state of Tennessee where the Governor, Bill Haslam, proclaimed a day of recognition for Lisa Marie Presley to honor her charitable efforts. Most recently Lisa has been an activist for The Dream Factory and the charity World Vision. 

    Lisa is a Mother of four: Model & Actress Riley Keough and son Ben with former husband, Danny Keough. Lisa has twin girls, Harper and Finley, born October 7, 2008 with her husband, Michael Lockwood. Lisa currently lives in Tunbridge Wells, England with her husband, Michael Lockwood. Since moving to Britain Lisa has said: "We have found the quality of life so much more enriching and fulfilling. The civility, the culture, the people and its beauty have reawakened me and have smoothed out some of my bleak and jagged views about people and life."

    Lisa's current album is "Storm & Grace" which was released May 15, 2012.

    Connect with LMP:
    http://www.lisamariepresley.com

    https://www.facebook.com/officiallisamarie

    https://twitter.com/LisaPresley


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    Elvis Presley Fans of Nashville, President Caroline Pratt and Lisa Marie Presley.

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