Rock and roll icon Elvis Presley captivated
the world with his timeless hits and signature
moves, from the peak of his fame in the '50s
all the way until his death in 1977.
"Uh-huh-huh."
Although the "Jailhouse Rock" crooner was
swooned over by his masses of fans, he ultimately
settled down with wife Priscilla, with whom
he had one child: Lisa Marie Presley.
Unlike her father, Lisa Marie has mostly shied
away from the spotlight, despite a brief marriage
to pop superstar Michael Jackson.
As she once told Oprah:
"I've never been comfortable being front and
center, honestly.
Don't like attention on me"
Another person that's inherited Lisa Marie's
desire for privacy is her eldest son, Benjamin
Keough.
Not much is known about Elvis' grandson, but
he went viral in 2019 after his mother posted
a family photo of him and his siblings.
Twitter users immediately began commenting
on Keough's resemblance to his grandfather.
One user wrote:
"Your son is a twin of your Dad.
Nice family!"
Of course, these days it's easy to keep up
with your favorite celebrity if you're following
them on social media.
That being said, if someone doesn't have social
media, it becomes far more difficult to keep
tabs on them.
Case in point?
Benjamin Keough.
While both his mother and sister, Riley Keough,
have social media accounts, Benjamin doesn't
appear to have a social media presence at
all.
This is probably why so little is known about
him.
But while it's clear that Elvis Presley's
grandson won't be posting selfies to Instagram
anytime soon, his mom's account offers a few
insights into Keough's life.
While Lisa Marie Presley's shot of her kids
went viral in June 2019, it actually wasn't
the first time she had posted a photo that
showed off Benjamin's striking resemblance
to his grandfather.
A year earlier, she had shared two pictures
of her and Benjamin.
One showed them backstage together at the
Grand Ole Opry in 2012.
The other shot, also from 2012, was of the
two filming Good Morning America.
So what about Keough's upbringing?
Well, although Benjamin Keough and his siblings
likely had a comfortable upbringing thanks
to the enormous fortune left behind by Elvis
Presley, they've still managed to stay quite
humble.
In an interview with The Guardian, Benjamin's
sister, Riley Keough, said:
"I grew up very privileged with my mother.
But my dad didn't live like that...My father
had mattresses on the floor of his apartments...He
just didn't have much money."
But their father's lack of luxury didn't seem
to put a dampener on Riley and Benjamin's
childhood.
"My memories of growing up with him were so
colorful and eccentric and fun.
It was a good vibe."
While it's clear that Riley had a pretty good
relationship with her father, it seems that
Benjamin might be a bit closer to their mother.
In fact, Benjamin and Lisa Marie Presley even
got matching tattoos together.
When a Twitter user asked Presley about the
tattoo on her foot back in 2013, she replied:
"It's a Celtic eternity knot that my son and
I got together on Mother's day a few years
ago.
Eternal love and connection."
And Lisa Marie is well aware of the striking
resemblance between Benjamin and his grandfather.
In 2012, she told CMT News:
"He does [look so much like Elvis]!
He was at the Opry and was the quiet storm
behind the stage.
Everybody turned around and looked when he
was over there.
Everybody was grabbing him for a photo because
it is just uncanny.
Sometimes I am overwhelmed when I look at
him."
And it's not just looks that the Graceland
heir received from Presley.
It seems like Keough might have inherited
a knack for making music, too.
In 2009, the Daily Mail reported that Keough
had allegedly recorded his first album and
signed a £3.3 million, five-album deal with
the record company Universal.
Unfortunately, Universal denied those claims.
Asked about her son's potential singing career,
Lisa Marie told Huffington Post:
"I'm going to let him decide when he wants
to go out and do what he wants to do."
Whether or not Keough is still making music
remains a mystery, but he did share one fascinating
tidbit about it at an awards ceremony in 2009,
when he said:
"The music will be nothing like Elvis, nothing
like him at all."
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