and this thing that u quoted from the book :
There was one exception: "Heartbreak Hotel." I swear that was a phrase that came out of my head and I wasn't thinking of any other song when I wrote it. The record company printed it on the cover as "This Place Hotel," because of the Elvis Presley connection. As important as he was to music, black as well as white, he just wasn't an influence on me. I guess he was too early for me. Maybe it was timing more than anything else. By the time our song had come out, people thought that if I kept living in seclusion the way I was, I might die the way he did. The parallels aren't there as far as I'm concerned and I was never much for scare tactics. Still, the way Elvis destroyed himself interests me, because I don't ever want to walk those grounds myself"
Mj said Elvis wasnt an influence to him Musically (which is making music, singing, composing etc.) Fred Estaire wasnt a influence to mj musically, neither was Gene Kelly, we are talkin about dance and whether u agree or not its evident, the toe stand was first done by elvis, the lip thingy first done by elvis, the big belts first done by elvis, the leg shake first done by elvis, THE MOVEMENT OF THE HIPS first done by elvis
