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Austin Butleris rubbing shoulders with living legends.
TheElvisstar, 30, who considers himself an “enormousPaul McCartneyfan,” opened up about getting to meet the famed Beatles alum during his appearance on Thursday’sepisodeofThe Late Late Show with James Corden.
The actor recounted bonding with the singer’s fashion designer daughterStella McCartneyat a cafe in London, before she invited him to her show atParis Fashion Week. Although he had to be on a train back to London at that time, Stella, 50, convinced him to go to the show and take the train back with herself and Paul, 80.
“Suddenly, we’re on the train,” Butler said, adding: “We’re talking. It’s that thing where you tend to meet people that you really admire in a crowd and you can’t speak for more than two seconds. But with this, suddenly we’re locked in a train together. And so, we just talked and he was so human, and it was just amazing.”
“At one point, Stella said something about Elvis,” he continued. “And I took that as my moment. I said, ‘Paul, I haven’t met many people who actually had the opportunity to be in a room with Elvis. What was it like? What was your story?'”
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TheCarrie Diariesalum recounted Paul’s anecdote of driving to Elvis Presley’s Beverly Hills home with the Beatles. “They knock on the door and Elvis answers, and he’s beautiful,” he said.
“At first, they didn’t know what to say to him, they’re just looking at him. Then, Elvis picks up a bass guitar and starts fiddling around, and Paul said, ‘You know, I play the bass.’ So, then Paul picks up the bass and Elvis picks up a guitar and they started jamming together,” Butler added.
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Butler can currently be seen playing the late King of Rock and Roll inBaz Luhrmann’sElvis, which follows the titular star’s rise to fame and his relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), as well as his blossoming love with wife Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
source: people.com
