Axl Rose, Alanis Morissette and The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan were the main figures who sang a song at the Lisa Marie Presley’s funeral that took place on Sunday in the gardens of Graceland, the famous mansion located in Memphis where her father Elvis lived.
Sitting alone at the piano, the Guns `N´ Roses lead singer sang the classic “November Rain”, Alanis Morissette dedicated “Rest” to the daughter of the “King of Rock and Roll” and Billy Corgan did the same with “To Sheila”. , according to the specialized magazine Billboard.
At the start of the ceremony, Jason Clark and The Tennessee Mass Choir had moved those present with “Amazing Grace”; shortly before the speeches of the actress Priscilla Presley, mother of Lisa Marie; the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson; and a close friend of Elvis, among others.
“In 1968, she entered our world, she was born tired, fragile, but strong. She was delicate, but she was full of life”expressed Priscilla Presley, adding:
“She always knew she wouldn’t be here long.”
The excitement rose when she read a poem titled “The Old Soul,” written by one of Lisa Marie’s three daughters, in which she referred to her mother as “an icon, a role model, a superhero to many people.”
Elvis Presley’s only daughter died on January 12 at the age of 53 in California after suffering a heart attack.
