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Well, I was only 16 when he died...so I can't comment on how fucked up he may have been. But back in the 1980's I read a book written by one of his "Memphis Mafia" guys.
And according to their inside view, he was totally dependent on prescription drugs in massive quantities (including of course dilaudid).
Or maybe it was a conspiracy? lol No, let's don't go down that road!
Let's just say this was the pinnacle of him physically and musically.
All one has to do is take a look at THIS Elvis in the video and then video of him from right here in Vegas doing sold out shows at The Hilton every night.
As for "He was going to start a new tour when he died, and he usually cut all the shit out, exercised and binged on "nothing" when he was about to set out"...
Well, the fact is...he did 55 shows on tour that very year (1977)
In other words he had just come off touring. And if you are correct...he should have been lean and mean. But instead he was pretty drugged up and fat.
It's sad. And I wish you were right. Here is footage of him on tour in June 1977 (looking fat and bloated)...he died August 16, 1977 if that gives you some idea:
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