The Elvis Years: 1973

The year 1973 saw Elvis Presley, still stinging from the loss of Priscilla, trying to make up for his heartbreak with ever-larger concert appearances and a steady diet of hobbies. Yet drugs also began to creep into the picture this year -- legal ones, legally prescribed, but drugs nonetheless. And '73 is unfortunately the year the King began to get fat, disinterested, and lazy. Read more here about the year 1973 in Elvis' professional and personal life.