Clint Eastwood’s friendship with Elvis ‘He loved I was always wearing a gun’ | Films | Entertainment

They’re two American icons and do you know Clint Eastwood, who turns 94 right now, and Elvis Presley used to hang around as buddies?

It seems across the time the Western star was filming the TV present Rawhide he’d typically stumble upon The King who was filming his Sixties rom-coms. The gun-loving singer particularly appreciated that The Man With No Title star was at all times armed.

Talking beforehand with USA Right now, Eastwood shared: “I used to be at all times sporting a gun. Presley cherished to do quick attracts and stuff, so we at all times did quick attracts collectively.

“I appreciated him. He appeared like man. Had quite a lot of guys hanging round, massive entourage.”

Eastwood continued: “I get a kick out of my spouse, who is kind of a couple of years youthful. She’ll say, ‘Do you know Elvis Presley?’ I will say, ‘Positive’. ‘James Dean?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Bobby Darin?’ ‘Yeah’ She’ll have a look at some outdated image of me and say, ‘What a babe!’ (Laughs) We have been all hanging round on the similar time, within the Fifties. We have been all right here on the town, and all struggling in numerous issues. I used to be doing Rawhide. There was a camaraderie among the many youthful group.”

Elvis cherished watching Eastwood’s films and it seems the Western legend ended up co-writing a tune with The King’s ex impressed by their heartbreaking break up.

Elvis dated Miss Tennessee mannequin Linda Thompson from 1972-6, breaking apart simply eight months earlier than he died of a coronary heart assault at 42. Her love for The King is clearly displayed within the lyrics for a tune she co-wrote with Eastwood and Carole Bayer Sager for Diana Krall.

The tune in query is 1999’s Why Ought to I Care? Its lyrics communicate of eager for the life Linda thought she’d share with Elvis as “the one” and questioning if one other lady would “get extra of you” amid “holding my damaged coronary heart”.