'Extremely unhappy' Elvis Presley was 'ashamed' of a large part of his career

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Elvis Presley returned to the stage after years away from performing. The singer had been away from live singing for almost an entire decade but eventually returned to a residency slot at The International Hotel in Las Vegas.

On July 31 1969, he was interviewed about his career, where he confessed he wished he had been back sooner. Elvis explained: "I've always wanted to perform on the stage again for the last nine years, and it's been building up inside of me since 1965 until the strain became intolerable. " He added that he got all "hyped up" about singing again.

The King added: "I don't think I could have left it much longer. "Once he had returned to the big stage, he wanted to be clear about what he didn't enjoy doing throughout the 1960s.

Elvis confessed: "We've now completed all the deals I made when I came out of the army in 1960, and from now on, I'm going to play more serious parts and make fewer films. " He reluctantly added: "I wouldn't be being honest with you if I said I wasn't ashamed of some of the movies, and the songs I've had to sing in them.