The Average Rock Star Only Lives to His Mid Sixties!
According to his close relative and member of his entourage called the ‘Memphis Mafia’ it wasn’t drugs or fast food that was at the root of Elvis Presley – the so-called King of Rock-n-Roll’s death. It was actually fame itself that was at the root.
And so we see and have seen history repeat itself over and over and over throughout the rock ‘music’ genre and many other genres too whereby these ‘stars’ are setup to be idols and it would appear that in most cases, the bigger the star – the stickier their end.
I used to love Elvis Presley but as a musician God has taught me over a number of years that he like all the others sold his soul – or at least his life here on earth – for the price of fame. Wether he makes it to heaven is not for me or anyone else to judge however we can and are instructed to test and weigh up what we see and hear and in this case we can clearly see God allowing the once sleek and God-like Elvis to become a parody of himself. Something that I believe Elvis was clearly and painfully aware of towards the end. But by this time it was too late.
Exactly the same happened to Michael Jackson – he too was worked to the bone and rinsed out for everything he had by the record companies until finally he was propped up by pills to keep going. Same with Witney Houston and countless others!
It may well be that Mr Presley will make heaven as he was a believer and a searcher but really we cannot know his heart so there we must draw the line. Suffice to say; young people, think very carefully BEFORE you ask God for fame – he might just grant your wishes and no man was EVER meant to be worshipped. The inevitable – and I mean inevitable end for any man that sets himself up – or willingly is setup to be a God – is his own destruction.
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