A poem by 14 minutes, written by the leader of the U2 on 'King' Elvis Presley, will be announced on an English radio next Wednesday May 13.
Qualified American david, the composition is said to have been made by Bond en 1994: a spoken version of it, read and recorded by himself, will be broadcast on the radio of the with the BBC on the date indicated.
Originally recorded in the middle of a documentary about the label Sun Records, Bond was convinced to recite it by the director Des shaw...
"I said I'd love to hear it ... so he went up to the room, brought it in and read it for us ... and then he said 'here you have it ... do whatever you like with it' ..."He said Shaw.
"I firmly believe that there he expressed everything he thought of Elvis. He is a great admirer of hers and knows a lot, a lot about his music.”He continued.
"We have been discussing ideas for two years, considering the best way to put the poem to use. It took a long time to decide its release but finally, the time came"He added.
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