Tom Jones during this interview in 1989, the first of three, laughed and said: "you are dangerous!" I said, "why?" He said, "becuase talking to you is like talking to a mate in a pub! I have to be careful about what I say!" That may apply to his revelation that Elvis told him in the late '60s, "I tried everything" alluding to drugs, then he added, "to stay sane." Tom also claims that later in life, the Memphis Mafia were "rolling joint after joint" for Elvis at home. If true, this is not widely known. Although Diana Dors has said that Elvis was smoking dope in 1956. It also is staggering to hear that Sinatra tried to help Elvis in the end and asked Tom to do so.

Tom Jones 1989 remembers Elvis. A remarkable and revealing chat, "Elvis told me in 1969, I've tried everything," meaning drugs, "to stay sane."

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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Tom Jones 1989 remembers Elvis. A remarkable and revealing chat, "Elvis told me in 1969, I've tried everything," meaning drugs, "to stay sane."

Tom Jones 1989 remembers Elvis. A remarkable and revealing chat, "Elvis told me in 1969, I've tried everything," meaning drugs, "to stay sane."

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