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All points well made, GD.

An interesting and somewhat depressing aside is that one thing that both Elvis and Michael had in common (other than premature drug-induced deaths) is that neither of them were able to handle the massive amount of wealth that their careers generated. Towards the end, Elvis had to give away all future royalties on his biggest hits for a relatively minor advance, and Michael wound up in so much debt that the Beatles publishing catalog that owned (much to The Beatles' chagrin) went to Sony.