Elvis's death, in 1977, left me as a lifelong Presley fan, shattered at a psychic level. I decided to write a book, called In Search of Elvis, which has never been finished. Bono read an early draft and in February 1994, decided to add his name to those of the likes of Sam Phillips, June Juanico, and Leonard Cohen who had spoken to me about Presley. I ran part of our chat in 'The Joe Jackson Interview' slot in The Irish Times, This is the first part of the unedited tape which I will present in three podcasts.