For the Must Bust project, I choose Elvis Presley. I selected him because he is a true legend in the world of rock and roll. His songs are timeless along with his impact of society. I believe he is a beautiful man with a stunning voice and inspiring life. I admire Elvis Presley deeply. I am motivated by his ambition and courage to step out of the box and push the lines of socially acceptable in a time that was very closed minded. I love how he influenced a nation to change and was an inspiration for future musical artist such as the Beatles. Elvis Presley is best known as a singer who drove girls wild with his hip-shaking dance moves. He also acted in several movies and was featured in many television specials. While I was learning about Elvis’ life, I found out that he was awarded The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. Most people receive this award after decades of being in the business if they receive it at all. Elvis was able to accomplish this amazing feat after only 16 years.
Elvis Presley had a lot of interesting idiosyncrasies. For one, he had a signature flip in his hair that became the model for any male who wanted to appear “cool” during the 50’s. He is also undoubtedly known for his behavior on stage in which he would shake his hips from side to side and move his legs in response to his hip movement. Another thing that I found really interesting was that Elvis was very religious and learned how to sing by singing gospel music. He kept his religious beliefs throughout his life and incorporated it in all he did. I think this is really funny because it contrasts everything that older folk of his time said about him
There are a few aspects about Elvis that I really want to communicate through my work. Despite what anger adults said about Elvis, he valued being home with his family and his Christian beliefs over most things. I believe this is a really important aspect to communicate because people get lost in his mannerisms and against the norm style that they think he was someone who got lost in fame but he really wasn’t. At his core, he always valued being home and everything that went with it. Aside from a deeper look at Elvis, I want to show-off his talents as well. He is famous for his singing and therefore should be commemorated for this talent. It is also important to communicate this aspect through the piece because his songs and voice are timeless and when people think of Elvis, they think of a singer.