Robbie Fulks Name-Checks Elvis
Robbie Fulks mentions Elvis in this article, but the whole interview is worth a read and he's worth a listen.
Excerpt: "The Badger Herald: Who are your songwriting influences?
Robbie Fulks: I'd point to people who don't necessarily have anything in common with my perspective or country music, but have real patience with getting the last word right and matching up thoughts with melodies. Anybody from Billy Joe Shaver or Jim Lauderdale to -- I hate to sound candy-ass -- Paul Simon, who's really thoughtful.
Lucinda Williams was, until very recently, a real perfectionist, but she's written some stinkers lately. I guess it's about anybody who hits you when you're five or 10. For me, that's people like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Roger Miller, Elvis Costello, John Hartford."