Why Did Elvis Presley Wear Eyeliner While Performing?

Curtis seemed to be taken back by Elvis’s fandom. “And I said, ‘Please, don’t call me Mr. Curtis.’ And this handsome kid looks at me and said, ‘So what do you want me to call you?’ And I said, ‘Just call me Tony.’ And he said, ‘Mr. Presley.’ Bam, was he funny. We had a great time together. We passed a few girls between us, that’s what guys do.”

Thanks to Tony’s influence, legions of fans worldwide are familiar with Elvis’s early adoption of wearing stage makeup.