Peter O. Whitmer

“Although generally secretive in revealing his inner turmoils, and while no woman could ever displace Gladys, Elvis felt most at ease discussing his feelings with members of the opposite sex. He was emotionally brittle and not always capable of containing all the turmoil that churned inside him. There were times he would snap, and raw emotion would come boiling out. He was extremely needy of others' love and acceptance, but would express this in a primitive, mechanical fashion, attempting to "purchase" friendship by offering objects in return, not emotions. Most profoundly, from the deepest reaches of his psyche, he was slowly and inexorably driven to communicate with others through music.”
― Peter O. Whitmer, The Inner Elvis