The Inner Elvis: A Psychological Biography of Elvis Aaron Presley
The Inner Elvis: A Psychological Biography of Elvis Aaron Presley
A psychological investigation into the life of Elvis Aaron Presley reveals the psychic trauma fueling Elvis’s rise to superstardom and his subsequent fall into strange obsessions, behaviors, and addictions. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.”Just why was Elvis all shook up? According to clinical psychologist Peter Whitmer, Ph.D., the King suffered as a “twinless twin,” and was forever tormented by the death of his infant twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley. Some of the conclusions in this hefty psychological analysis of Elvis may raise eyebrows, as will some of the odd nuggets of information Dr. Whitmer offers, but even readers who take this book with a healthy dose of skepticism will have to admit that it’s an interesting and off
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A Fascinating Read,
I read this book AFTER reading the 2 book biography of Elvis by Peter Guralnick and I think that is how best to read this. While Guralnick gives the ‘definative’ story of Elvis and what happened to him, I think “The Inner Elvis” explains the WHY of it all. There is in this book the ‘missing link’ the explanation of why, and how Elvis was so affected by the early years of his life and the psychological effects of such things as his mother’s over protection “enmeshment”, his dead twin brother amongst other things. This book, I found, was a fascinating read but if you haven’t read the full biography of Elvis’ life and were looking for it here then there’s a lot of detail missing, but that isn’t what the author intended, I believe. His point and explanations are very well made & I rate this a 5 star read.
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|Interesting perspective but sometimes far fetched,
A different and valuable analysis of Elvis Presley presenting the basis for his behavior in later life. I found a great deal of it plausible and very helpful in my understanding of the man. However, much of the reasoning seemed contorted and overextended with rambling, sometimes disjointed and overworked passages. It was like listening to Allen Greenspan before a congressional committee. I felt that the author made some conflicting statements. Most difficult for me to accept was the degree to which Elvis’s life was supposedly shaped by the death of his twin at birth. But then I’m no psychologist.
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|A brilliant exploration into the mind of a music icon,
The Inner Elvis was, for me, an identical twin, like reading a highly suspenseful mystery or spy novel. I devoured each page, each new pyschological insight.
As the author reveals through extensive research of events, interviews, recordings, Elvis Presely was, in large part, shaped by his lost (br)other and their one source, their mother.
Dr. Whitmer’s “discovery”, so to speak, of the origin of Elvis’ unique musical style is nothing short of brilliant, spot on. I am sure music critics and scholars would scoff at his view but as an identical twin and a musician I understood it perfectly.
I look forward to any further explorations Dr. Whitmer may pursue in the psychological study of twins.
A great read.
Charlie Wine
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