It was more that his career was going down again and he was tired of the songs. He was tired of the routine. And there was a point where he just kind of gave up. He couldn't face being 40. And he resorted to stimulants. There's a dark side there, a really dark side.

You know, I had my mother and my father convincing me that he would be going back to Hollywood and he'd be back with the actresses and dating them and that he wasn't serious about me at all. So I had him saying one thing to me and my parents telling me something else.

There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more.

And when Elvis was unhappy, believe me, everyone was unhappy.

I don't feel like a grandmother. I don't.

No one has really heard my side of the story, the adventure we had together, the transformation that I had going from a schoolgirl to a woman overnight.

Being considered beautiful at a young age sends confusing signals. You think people only like you because of your beauty.