Lisa Marie Presley had every chance to capitalize on her famous surname and break into the music industry early on, like what her peers had done. But instead, she first focused on her raising a family before realizing that she wanted to carve her own path in music. “My main focus was I’m gonna try to break through this regardless and try to get my own fans and hopefully allow my music to affect others like it’s done for me in my life,” she told Goldmine. The singer went on to release three albums in her later years: “To Whom It May Concern,” in 2003, “Now What” in 2005, and “Storm & Grace” in 2012 (per AllMusic).
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In her journey to making a name for herself, Presley was adamant about deviating from her father’s legacy. Sure, she had his name, but she never wanted to be defined by it. “It [her famous lineage] is not something I want to fight because I’m not proud of it. I want to fight it to prove I’m completely different than him,” she explained to The Baltimore Sun in 2012. She later learned that it was harder than she thought it would be, given the weight attached to the name. People couldn’t help but make comparisons. “I’m not him, I could never be like him, ever, and I don’t want to try. I just want to be a singer-songwriter,” Presley shared at the time.
