Julia Roberts says she's 'moved' by Lisa Marie Presley's memoir, says it is a 'privilege' to narrate it
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: Julia Roberts is set to narrate the audiobook memoir of Lisa Marie Presley. The memoir 'From Here to the Great Unknown' will be released on October 8.
The memoir, which features never-heard interviews, offers a rare glimpse into Lisa Marie’s life as the daughter of rock icon Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley.
Riley Keough opens up on Julia Roberts, says they 'couldn't find anyone more perfect'
Julia Roberts shared her thoughts on narrating the memoir to People. She said, “I was so moved by Lisa Marie’s incredible memoir."
"It was a real privilege to give voice to her wild and beautiful life, and I deeply appreciate Riley entrusting me with her mother’s story," Roberts said referring to Riley Keough, Lisa Maris's daughter.
Keough, who will narrate her own sections in the audiobook, also expressed her happiness with the casting of Roberts.
"I’m so thrilled to have Julia be a part of this and read the voice of my mother,” Keough shared, adding “I couldn’t think of anyone more perfect to help share her story with the world.”
Riley Keough says she wants to reveal the 'core of' her mother Lisa Marie Presley was
Lisa Marie Presley died on January 12, 2023, at the age of 54, due to a small bowel obstruction, a complication from bariatric surgery.
Her memoir, available for preorder, details her life as the only daughter of the legendary Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.
Keough shared more about her mother’s intention behind writing the memoir.“Because my mother was Elvis Presley’s daughter, she was constantly talked about, argued over, and dissected," Keough told People.
"What she wanted to do in her memoir, and what I hope I’ve done in finishing it for her, is to go beneath the magazine headline idea of her and reveal the core of who she was," she added.
“I want to give voice to my mother in a way that eluded her while she was alive," she continued.
"To turn her into a three-dimensional human being: the best mother, a wild child, a fierce friend, an underrated artist, frank, funny, traumatized, joyous, grieving, everything that she was throughout her remarkable life," Keough added.
Elvis Presley's tragic death adds emotional weight to the memoir
The Presley family has long been under public scrutiny, especially after the untimely death of Elvis Presley at the age of 42 on August 16, 1977.
Elvis’s cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia, later attributed to the high levels of various drugs in his system, including Dilaudid, Percodan, Demerol, codeine, and Quaaludes.
Commenting on the Presley family’s legacy, one social media user remarked on Facebook, "A very famous family filled with tragedy. Very sad. Looking forward to the book!"
According to the book 'Elvis Presley: A Southern Life', it later was "established in court that during the seven-and-a-half months preceding Elvis’ death from January 1, 1977, to August 16, 1977, Dr Nichopoulos had written prescriptions for him for at least 8,805 pills, tablets, vials, and injectables," USA Today noted.
"The drugs included uppers, downers, and powerful painkillers such as Dilaudid, Quaalude, Percodan, Demerol, and cocaine hydrochloride in quantities more appropriate for those terminally ill with cancer," the report added.
Another commenter shared a more critical view of Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, writing, "He was looking for his next victim to groom," referring to Parker's alleged exploitation of Presley.
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