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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