Lisa Marie Presley was struggling a lot before her sudden death last month. In an interview with The Sun on Tuesday, singer Pat Boone — a close friend of the late Elvis Presley — shared that Lisa was “depressed” in the months before she died.
The 88-year-old artist explained he first noticed something was wrong when he spent some time with Lisa and her mom Priscilla Presley at the 45th Commemoration of Elvis’ death at Graceland last year: The family friend explained that between losing her son Benjamin Keough and having “unfulfilled career hopes,” it all got to be “too much” for the 54-year-old singer: One of those “disappointments” she supposedly felt was about her career.
Pat said the musician struggled with handling her father’s “overwhelming success,” especially as she attempted to build her own career within the music industry years ago. Related: Priscilla Calls Bam Margera A Liar After He Claimed She Gave Him Elvis’ Ring Ultimately, he believed she had “unfulfilled career hopes and dreams gone sour” when it came to her music — since she was still usually seen as just “Elvis’s daughter.” Pat noted to the outlet: And sadly, the I’ll Be Home singer wasn’t able to speak with Priscilla about her daughter’s well-being before she died in January after going into full cardiac arrest.
So, so sad. Since the news of her death, reports have come out detailing how Lisa was recently having a difficult time. According to TMZ, the mom, who has been open about her struggles with addiction, relapsed on opioids and lost a lot of weight quickly before she passed away.
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