Not the King

Most of us probably assumed Elvis Presley enjoyed his unofficial moniker of “the king.” As it turns out, Elvis had a rather complicated, if not tortured experience with fame and fortune.

One day during a performance in Las Vegas, a woman approached the singer with a crown sitting on top of a pillow.

“What is that?” he asked.

“It’s for you. You’re the king,” she said.

Elvis’s response was classic.…