April 20, 2003: Lisa Marie Presley clarifies Michael Jackson did not sabotage her music career (contradicting Jerry Schilling earlier innuendo)
Did Michael show any interest toward your musical side during your marriage?
I didn't have any musical interests particularly at that point. I wasn't planning to do anything, contrary to popular belief at the time. I had no interest in a record. I was more interested in trying to be a wife, trying to be supportive and basking in the idea that someone else was even more in the limelight than I was.
— Lisa Marie Presley Arizona Republic Interview (April 20, 2003)
“I don’t sing. I did sing… but that’s not why I married Michael. I don’t need that, that’s ridiculous. If I wanted it… I mean, I’m not going to marry someone for a recording career, just to clear that up, as well.”
— Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley PRIMETIME Interview with Diane Sawyer (1995)
KING: And then how finally did you make the break through to say I'm going to record and appear, concert, and ...
LISA: I think it sort of happened all at a good period where I had just gone through my second divorce and was kind of aimless and somebody - Foster - David Foster came. We had worked on something and he basically said, you know, why don't you do this now, you should do it, you know, you can do this and you should and it kind of came at a time where I was somewhat purposeless in my life, or aimless, not quite sure what to do at that point, and thought it was a great idea that I just sort of do the record, you know, put everything I had and felt and went through into that album.
— Lisa Marie Presley on Larry King Live (May 6, 2003)
Photo: Lisa performing in Good Morning America (April 13, 2004)
