Elvis Presley was a legendary musician who left a legacy for generations to look back on and cherish. His passion for rock ‘n’ roll was also visible in his work. Moreover, he was a great father, and his only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, continued to grieve him throughout her life.
Lisa’s daughter Riley Keough revealed that she often found her late mother Lisa Marie grieving over the loss of her father as she didn’t know how to process it. While grieving, she also wrote a memory in the memory of her father.
Elvis Presley’s Daughter Had A Hard Time Moving On From His Death
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Daisy Jones, and the Six Star Riley Keough shared about her mother unable to cope with the loss of her father, Elvis Presley. “Her grief was very — I don’t think she knew how to process it,” Keough told Oprah.
“It was a very private thing for her. She would listen to his music alone, if she was drunk, and cry,” she said in the clip released from the upcoming An Oprah Special: The Presleys — Elvis, Lisa Marie, and Riley.
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When Winfrey asked if she ever witnessed her mother in this condition, Keough replied affirmatively. Keough recalled walking into her mother’s room to find her blasting Elvis’s music on speaker and crying on the floor. “She would be sitting on the floor crying, and she’d listen to her dad’s music,” the actress added.
Riley Keough On Her Mother’s Life Beyond The Presley Name
In the intense interview with ‘The Burning Love’ singer’s grandchild, Oprah heavily discussed the late Lisa Marie ‘s upcoming memoir, ‘From Here To The Great Unknown’ whose stories she recorded before her untimely death. Keough co-wrote the book to its completion and is ready to launch on October 8.
The memoir will reveal Lisa Marie’s idyllic but wild childhood years with Elvis, his death, her challenging teen years in the wake of her father’s death, her marriage, and more. Moreover, the book will feature some never-seen family pictures including her memories with her father.
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“Few people had the opportunity to know who my mom was, other than being Elvis’s daughter,” the actress said. Although Lisa asked her daughter previously to work on this project with her her shocking demise spurred Keough to revisit the project with a fresh perspective.
