<p>Elvis's death, in 1977, left me as a lifelong Presley fan, shattered at a psychic level. I decided to write a book, called In Search of Elvis, which has never been finished. Bono read an early draft and in February 1994, decided to add his name to those of the likes of Sam Phillips, June Juanico, and Leonard Cohen who had spoken to me about Presley. I ran part of our chat in 'The Joe Jackson Interview' slot in The Irish Times, This is the first part of the unedited tape which I will present in three podcasts. </p>

Elvis's death, in 1977, left me as a lifelong Presley fan, shattered at a psychic level. I decided to write a book, called In Search of Elvis, which has never been finished. Bono read an early draft and in February 1994, decided to add his name to those of the likes of Sam Phillips, June Juanico, and Leonard Cohen who had spoken to me about Presley. I ran part of our chat in 'The Joe Jackson Interview' slot in The Irish Times, This is the first part of the unedited tape which I will present in three podcasts.

<p>Elvis's death, in 1977, left me as a lifelong Presley fan, shattered at a psychic level. I decided to write a book, called In Search of Elvis, which has never been finished. Bono read an early draft and in February 1994, decided to add his name to those of the likes of Sam Phillips, June Juanico, and Leonard Cohen who had spoken to me about Presley. I ran part of our chat in 'The Joe Jackson Interview' slot in The Irish Times, This is the first part of the unedited tape which I will present in three podcasts.&nbsp;</p>

Bono and Joe Jackson In Search of Elvis. Bono on "fancying" Elvis, and knowing "when he sang 'Glory, Glory Hallelujah' he meant it."

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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