A Gift Changed Elvis’s Destiny
At 11 years old, Elvis was obsessed with guns, which worried his mother. Gladys wouldn’t let him anywhere near any type of firearm, so she gave him a guitar instead. This gift changed the course of the boy’s life as music became his new focus.
Elvis continued to be interested in firearms for the rest of his life, but he spent his youth learning how to play the guitar. At the time, no one could’ve guessed that his musical talent would make him the center of celebrity news in the United States.