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February 12, 2021

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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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.

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