Riley Keough finished writing her mother Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir after her death. It was an ‘incredibly emotional’ experience

Riley Keough with her mother Lisa Marie Presley in 2017. (AP) Elvis’s only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, never wanted to write a memoir. She thought her life wasn’t interesting enough. But then something changed. She asked her eldest daughter, actor Riley Keough, to help tell her story. It ranged from a childhood spent at Graceland to marrying Michael Jackson, from her complicated relationship with mother and Hollywood star Priscilla Presley to addiction and the excruciating heartbreak of losing her son Ben. “I think that she just felt a desire to connect with people and share her life experiences, because she’d been through so much,” Keough told 7.30 in an exclusive interview. Lisa Marie and Elvis Presley at home in 1970. He died seven years later. (Supplied: Courtesy of the Graceland Archives ) “And I think she kind of thought, what’s the point of going through all of these things, like addiction and loss and, you know, very human things, falling in love and having children, if you can’t share your story and help other people feel less alone in the world?” Lisa Marie’s death from surgery complications in 2023 meant Keough had to finish writing her mother’s memoir while grieving her loss. Keough said listening to her mother’s voice on tapes after her passing was a surreal experience. “It was incredibly emotional because it was the first time I’d heard her voice [since] she’d passed away,” Keough said. Lisa Marie Presley, Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough at a handprint ceremony honouring three generations of Presleys in Hollywood in 2022. “I think when your loved ones pass away, typically you have some videos or maybe voicemails or a couple things left over, but to have like, 16 tapes of your parent who’s passed away, telling their entire life story was really beautiful and also felt daunting to listen to when I first heard the tapes.” As Keough started to process her mother’s notes for the book From Here to the Great Unknown , listening to the tapes began to feel like a conversation. “The stories also got very funny and […]

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