"You may read this and wonder how, after losing people close to me, I also fell prey to opioids," Presley wrote in an excerpt from the book published by People on Thursday, September 26. "I was recovering after the birth of my daughters, Vivienne and Finley, when a doctor prescribed me opioids for pain.”
From Here to the Great Unknown was written by Presley prior to her death at age 54 in January 2023 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Her daughter Riley Keough finished the book. Presley shared Keough, 35, with ex-husband Danny Keough . They also shared son Benjamin Keough who died at age 27 by suicide in 2020.
Lisa Marie, the late daughter of music icon Elvis Presley , was also the mother of 15-year-old twins Vivienne and Finley, whom she shared with ex-husband Michael Lockwood . After their birth, “a short-term prescription of opioids” led to her addiction, Presley wrote.
“For a couple of years it was recreational and then it wasn’t,” the excerpt reads. “It was an absolute matter of addiction, withdrawal in the big leagues.”
Keough recalled her work on the memoir, during an interview with People published on Thursday, calling Presley’s addiction chapter "incredibly difficult" to write .
"I hope that in an extraordinary circumstance, people relate to a very human experience of love, heartbreak, loss, addiction and family,” Keough told People of her mom’s memoir. “[My mom] wanted to write a book in the hopes that someone could read her story and relate to her, to know that they’re not alone in the world. Her hope with this book was just human connection. So that’s mine.”
People also published the introduction Keough wrote for the book on Wednesday, September 25. The Daisy Jones & The Six actress recalled the “brutally hard” decade before her mother died — and how she agreed to tell Presley’s story.
“I don’t think she fundamentally understood how or why her story should be told,” Keough wrote, in part.
“The last 10 years of her life had been so brutally hard that she was only able to look back on everything through that lens,” Keough continued. “She felt I could have a more holistic view of her life than she could. So, I agreed to help her with it, not thinking much of the commitment, assuming we would write it together over time. A month later, she died.”
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Why do we have the right to judge and put someone down when we probably never met them or even seen them in person?Lisa Marie and Elvis is no different than anyone else we all have sin and made mistakes. How would you like the world to comment on your mistakes.Lisa Marie admitted to her mistakes have you? PLEASE list everything you done wrong for we can tell you what a bad person you are?She never asked anyone for money to buy her drugs did she? My 2 cousins died from drugs it is so easy to get off as you write on here.Remember she has a family that reads your cruel hateful comments. I'm sure you would want your family and loved ones to read how cruel people can be to the dead. She and Elvis are dead let me them R.I.P. and stick your nasty hurtful comments.Prayers and God's blessings to everyone and your families and remember God is the only judge that counts
douglas richardson
12d ago
Lisa, Can say whatever she wants. I say she was going through post pardum depression from having her twins.And other flashbacks through her life she committed SUICIDE to be with her Dad.Thefacts don't lie read em for yourself you'll see it too.
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