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I always had respect for Dave Hebler he’s the one who asked the fundamental question “how do you help a man who doesn’t want to to help himself” I don’t think people really understand how deep into his problem Elvis was and how far in denial he was with his physical condition.

He doesn’t own Elvis recordings it’s little wonder…how could you enjoy the music of a man ringing in your ears that you deceived!!

This guy is a waste of space he’s angry that he was duped and made no money off that book. He came on the scene way too late to add any substance. I always felt Sonny and especially Red bitterly regretted it. Elvis should have kept the West boys Red was around him from the beginning the drugs obviously played a huge part of his decision making!! wish things could’ve been different! Love you Elvis as for you Dave Hebler crawl back under a rock Elvis should’ve not invited you in!!!!

This guy is a waste of space he’s angry that he was duped and made no money off that book. He came on the scene way too late to add any substance. I always felt Sonny and especially Red bitterly regretted it. Elvis should have kept the West boys Red was around him from the beginning the drugs obviously played a huge part of his decision making!! wish things could’ve been different! Love you Elvis as for you Dave Hebler crawl back under a rock Elvis should’ve not invited you in!!!!

If not for the money, then the book was undoubtedly aimed at the heart. Elvis had read copies of parts of the manuscript as the book's impending release became a certainty by March 1977. Everything about Elvis visibly changed thereon, culminating in the event of 16th August 1977. The book was the final nail, and the guys knew it. Steve Dunleavy assembled the book from a month's worth of their stories, nobody else's. Vernon and Elvis admittedly took the wrong steps, but so did they in their revengeful manner. Tragic turn of events.

He sounds incredibly sharp for a guy in his mid-eighties. I thought this was a very interesting interview.

Mr. Hebler is a jealous, envious jerk. He wanted to portray Elvis as a demon. Shame on him, and the others. Revenge is a savage characteristic to possess. The book would not have been written if they had not been fired. Again, Hebler makes me sick of my stomach.

I have probably seen every video about this book also of the Memphis Maphia speaking about Elvis’s addiction. When Lamar Fike, Joe Esposito, Red West and Sonny West was alive I wish someone would have ask including Billy Smith and Dave why didn’t all of you go to Elvis together and tell him how everyone of you are concerned. Everyone speaks of emptying the drug out of the pills and speaking to Elvis privately but they didn’t think that as the whole group might would have been more effective? Just flat don’t make since.

I would respect him more if he just admitted that they were angry and wrote the book to hurt Elvis. Understandable. If the final product wasn’t what they wanted, why didn’t they sue to stop production? Why take any money from it if it didn’t accurately portray your intent?

"Elvis What happened?" was an honest account. It has been verified by other books and I have read them all. As a fan of Elvis, I can honestly say Elvis allowed himself to become a drug-addled freak. Drugs and alcohol change people-never for the better. Elvis is responsible for his transformation-no one else.

The one thing some don’t talk about is Elvis’ hereditary heart condition that contributed to some of his meds and would eventually take his life sooner than some at his age. He had a good southern heart, voice, talent and so much love. He had no idea how his life would change when he began his career and how many people would be in his life. I think things would’ve been much different had his Mother lived longer. It seems like Vernon was at odds with Elvis quite often. He was in control of everything and did try to watch the money. Such a shame.

My grandpa, Elwood David, was the actual pilot. Ron was the co pilot. Love hearing these stories! My grandpa had a lot!

Hello. No mention, I notice, about the cars, houses and money that Elvis gave those guys and the myriad other ways Elvis helped them by their own admission. How many employees get treated like part of the family and invited to the cinema, et al? Let’s be honest, one week’s notice is pretty standard in America, even now, so hardly that shocking an outcome, and based upon how they responded, I’d suggest fully merited. Mr Hebler, if you are going to take the 30 pieces of silver then have the moral courage to admit it as opposed to attempting to make money off Elvis’ name in perpetuity. I ended the video after about 10-minutes as there was no pretence at any regret nor apology. Thank you for at least proving David’s motives are exactly what we thought. Having said that, I wish him and everyone here a lovely day. PS: if you have seen the relevant interview with the wonderful Mac Davis, the rule about not sitting beside Elvis, nor in front, in the cinema was not Elvis’ rule, but one dictated by his guys. Elvis was shocked when Mac told him about the “supposed” rule. At least, that what Mr Davis said. Cheers. 😁

One of the best interviews that I have ever seen, new subscriber!

If you really really new Elvis and new his health issues just maybe you should have thought twice about putting that crap out ,you sir are a piece of crap That book never should have went to sell you guys made that happen so you want us to feel sorry sorry I can’t ,you could of stopped it at any time and you didn’t

They all wrote the book for Money, they lost there meal tickets, can’t stand them 🤬

Dave Heblet knew fuck all about Elvis y do u give these people airtime??? He help write a vile/disgusting/damaging/lies of a book 🤬

Friends don t stab another friend in the back and b4 they put that book out without getting the facts I think what you guys did was hurtful and it was Vernon that fired you and it was also said Elvis was going to rehire you back until that book came out ,no affense Elvis was more than kind to you guys paid for everything.My opinion I think you where only there for his money and that s not a friend ,I believe you guys stabbed Elvis in the back you guys deserve everything you got .

they knew what they were doing they bit the hand that fed them for years.... SHAME ON THEM HURT HIM SO BADLY YOU DID NOT CARE.. YOU WERE BITTER AND WANTED TO MAKE MONEY IF AT ALL SOME OF IT WAS UNTRUE IN THE BOOK AS YOU CLAIM WHY NOT APPROACH THE PUBLISHERS AND SORT IT OUT WHY NOW BLAME THE PUBLISHERS???? SO PATHETIC AND SAD FOR GUYS WHO CLAIM THEY LOVED ELVIS WHY NOT BE UPFRONT TALK MAN TO MAN WITH HIM....HE GAVE THEM HIS ALL .MILKED HIM UNTIL HE WAS DRY YOU CANNOT DO THIS TO SOMEONE YOU SO DEARLY LOVE..😭😱

Great honest interview. I can understand him, Red and Sonny very good. Elvis made a mistake.

I never read the book and never will. I hate those guys they betrayed Elvis after all that he did for them. They surely knew how it would hurt him in so many ways.

Dave Hebler is a condescending egotistical angry and bitter old man who didn’t deserve to be in Elvis’s circle and breath the same air. He got fired and it wouldn’t have made a difference if Elvis was the one that fired him. They wrote a revenge book to make money. This entire interview he was very angry and defensive. I never read the book and could care less about any of his self righteous explanations. I sincerely hope that he wasn’t paid to do his interview. How anyone could possibly have any respect for this man is beyond me he isn’t fit to tie Elvis’s boot straps.

Thank you for sharing this GREAT interview. I feel bad for Dave Hebler, how he is still regarded by so many. It wasn't very honorable to share some of the intimate details in he and Sonny and Red's book, but I read it a couple years ago and enjoyed it. Definitely TMI for most fans who may not be very compassionate, understanding or forgiving of very human behaviour...the same way they can't understand and forgive Dave, Red and Sonny for being so hurt and resentful 48 years ago when they were let go/cast out of Elvis' inner circle and payroll...Elvis was their entire life, livelihood, bread and butter, and creator of nearly all their experiences for years. Elvis took on way too much responsibility keeping all his friends employed, fed and taken care of. There is no easy way to end that. Egos get hurt and often lash out..Especially understandable when coming from extreme poverty like Dave and then tasting the good life for so long thanks to his friendship and working relationship with Elvis. Doesn't make it right, it's just very human. I hope people will forgive Dave, Sonny and Red. They have been judged and condemned for nearly half a century for participating in the writing of that book and have paid the price for it..(Sonny and Red sadly are still judged beyond the grave). In hindsight, I'm sure they would've all preferred to sit down with Elvis and hug it out with an apology after the book came out..it's just not the way things went...Very sad for all of them, most certainly including Elvis who didn't deserve parts of that book being written about him.

Fantastic So well done! Dave,Sonny,And Red Were the only Ones who cared! The Rest General flunkeys to coin a phrase! Anyhow I friened Dave on Face book and its an Honor to be able to correspond. With Him! Thanks Gents.

I truly believe they wrote the book out of anger but they got together and came up wigh the plan to tell the world they wrote it out of desperation to save Elvis' life and by saying that the public would not hate them so much. That reason of trying to save Elvis did help with the fall out from the public but just a little. I don't think anyone has truly accepted that as the reason for writing the book. I know I don't but Im so tired of Dave saying he made no money from the book. Sonny admitted they acccepted an advance before the book was even printed and I heard that advance was $50,000 a piece which is like $300,000 now days. So if they never made another dime the advanced supportedd them and their families for years.

What's the name of the book?

Even as a 59-year-old man, I admit my eyes might have gotten a bit wet watching these people relive their memories of those nights.

I wonder if the book was 95 percent inaccurate and contained things that they did not say. Why not mention that in the news conference? They could have set the record straight right then and there.

Hebler still does not understand something all these 50 years later. He did NOT work 'for Elvis' as he thinks. He worked for Elvis Presley Enterprises. He basically worked for Vernon. He got LAID OFF. He did NOT get fired, as he thinks. Layoffs are done every single DAY by Corporate America. Secondly, he was NOT in a position to KNOW whether or not Elvis Presley Enterprises was in a bad OR good financial position. He was looking at it thru the lense of an ordinary employee. Thirdly, Elvis did not OWE him a sit down meeting, and do the lay off himSELF. Elvis did not owe him that. These Memphis Mafia guys extrapolated their relationship with Elvis. They were paid employees-- not selected best friends. What happened to him hurt him, but getting one weeks pay at that time in the 1970s was pretty commonplace. Being laid off has happened to millions of people. Most of them don't write a tell all book airing out the dirty laundry of their employers. I read the book... when it came out. Some of it sounded very true, and some of it just smacked of dirt. Lotta folks like to read the dirt, and so they put some dirt in the book. Some of it may have actually NEEDED to be told, in a last attempt to get Elvis to clean up from the drugs. Some of it may have been written with that in mind. But Hebler gets the firing all wrong.

His dad worked for GE and they were poor?

Judas Iscariot had nothing on those 3, figuratively stabbing Elvis in the back. They seemed to think they were important but that was only in their own minds, no-one would have heard of them if Elvis hadn't employed them. I for one will never forget what they did........snakes in the grass. Get over yourself Dave Hebler, you are not important and you betrayed a beautiful man who had enough problems piling up in his life without you lot writing your VILE book. You say Elvis had a problem and yes he did.......................people like you were the problem. There is NO excuse for your book so don't try to make one, bitterness and dollar signs were why you wrote it. Hope your pieces of silver where worth it

Obviously Elvis was too sick to deal with it.

Exellent interwiev!!!!

The book its good but wrong time.I dont like how they tell good things about Prissy Pants

Sorry to leave another comment, but it was going to come out sooner or later about Elvis. I was young when he passed away but when you saw him on that concert, you knew something was wrong. You’re like what is he on if they didn’t write the book before he passed away, it definitely would’ve came out realistically after he passed away by them or other people Elton John said when him and his mother went to see him backstage, how drugged up he was and his mother said my God he’s gonna be dead within a year if he don’t stop the drugs, they didn’t know he was going to the concert that night But he did it definitely would’ve came out after he passed away. We don’t know why he passed away because his dad blocked it for 50 years but some reason why his dad did that do I think this Guy should’ve said was he sorry the way the book came out That he wish it would’ve came out a different way yes but like I said, it definitely would’ve came out. I think it was 1975. They was all pulling in to do the one concert and reporter said the old has been drug addict overweight he cancels his concert all the time and this is what the reporter was saying, Elvis was a human being. Elvis got very depressed very unhappy. He didn’t want to be doing what he was doing at the end. I never looked down on him for one minute. Why would I? He was human he had a great talent. He was very good looking nothing will take that away from him.

Watch his body language. He doesn't know how not to lie.

I just subscribe to your channel. I’m glad you did a classy interview very classy very respectful. I like that. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for doing this it answered a lot of questions all these years

You all are still butt hurt over this book! Hebler, Sonny, and Red have been very clear about why they provided details about Elvis's drug habits. Yeah, they got screwed about how that story was told by Dunleavy, who was a scumbag sensationalist journalist. We all were loyal to the type of Elvis we loved. No one, at that time was aware of what was going on behind the curtain. No Betty Ford clinics or even any good addiction prevention back then. Just a bunch of enablers. People with addictions have to want help first. No way Elvis was going to concede that he had a problem. Stop being so woke and personally hurt by this. It's been 47 years people. Love Elvis for what he left us with. His music and talent.

There's an interview with sunny West and he says yes we did it out of spite at first, but it was to try to help. They were very upset that they were fired and yes, we judge because we believe that those were the words that came out of their mouth..

Can't help wondering why he decided to do this interview. I suspect he has another book in mind, a book about the book maybe? 🤔

Never read the book and have no idea what is in it other than I heard they confirmed he was hooked on prescription drugs. So what? Didnt know anything about DH, just Sonny & Red. What a very bitter and pathetic person. He is still full of anger. He says he didn’t have a way to provide for his family? Anyone who works in entertainment knows it can end overnight. Elvis’s career survived much longer than most. Playing a victim of Elvis and then a book publisher? Really? If the book was inaccurate and not representative of what he told the publisher why didn’t he file suit against the publisher?

Thank you for doing this interview for one reason. I do have to say, as many of us feel more strongly, that these guys were no friends of Elvis. They wrote that book as payback not trying to help Elvis. Shameful examples of these three men (snakes) and Hebler shows no remorse. He's very arrogant!

There's a lot of respect shown both ways with this interview so well done Jay and Mr Hebler. I think Dave's opening point remains the common thread - "You hired me to my face - now fire me to my face". The reference to "fired with 2 days pay... how would you feel...?" That doesn't sound to me like the platform to write a book to help a friend. It would appear to me that it was a book written out of emotion - All I would say to Dave is the manner in which he was hired is the same way Elvis operated with everyone in the inner circle - by his own admission Elvis gave Dave a Mercedes Benz in the first few days of employing him... A $10,000 Mercedes in 1972 is worth more than $75,000 today - that's a pretty good severance pay I would have thought. I wish there could have been an appreciation for all Elvis did for the inner circle of that fact NOT the manner in which the relationship ended.

I refused to watch this & I understand ur love for anything associated with Elvis as I'm also a big fan however you've lost me as a viewer & subscriber for even allowing this d§g even 1min airtime. No excuse whatsoever for opening his fat mouth in 77 along with those other 2 which no doubt broke Elvis heart. Shame on you. Shame Shame Shame

They had the opportunity to try get Presley off drugs etc. Bullshit, you don't try after you get fired. Problem was no one could tell Presley what to do. He was his own worst enemy. He was enjoying what he was doing. No one could stop him.simple as that. He was enjoying himself BUT it all went too far. He paid the price

This drug problem bull is way too overblown.the war on.drugs mindset is what formed people mindset about elvis.he had bad medical.problems.that's what killed him.this guy is a buzzard.

Still disgruntled to this day and full of 💩!

The book was trash and Vernon and Elvis owed them nothing.Vernon was the one that fired him and it should have been him.this healer is no good

Dave is a WIMP. WIMP..