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Navarone Garibaldi Garcia has opened up about his famous family.
Garcia, a musician, is the son of Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley and producer Marco Garibaldi.
The 35-year-old mostly stayed out of the limelight during his youth, telling People: “A lot of people know me. But they don’t know me.”
Garcia recently caught the public eye when he attended a memorial service for his half-sister, Lisa Marie Presley, at Graceland on Jan. 22.
Lisa Marie, Elvis’ only daughter, died on January 12 at the age of 54 after being hospitalized after suffering a heart attack.
Of his half-sister’s death, Garcia said, “It’s still so surreal.”
The musician recalled that as people grew up, they would realize who his mother is and “want a reason to talk to her.”
“I got into trouble more than anyone because the kids’ parents found out who my mom was and they wanted a reason to talk to her,” he said. “I wasn’t comfortable with it.”
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In 2012, Garcia returned to LA to pursue music with his band Them Guns.
He said: “I was like, ‘Okay, I’m going into the family business. I’ll write a song and then we’ll start touring.” I didn’t realize it took much more.”
According to the publication, Garcia admits he’s lucky to have access to his mother’s connection.
However, he said that it was a “misconception that I grew up flamboyant with Elvis’ estate and money… That wasn’t the case”.
The musician said he dreams of taking his band on a world tour in the future.
“There were some points where I didn’t think I would make it here,” he added. “I’m so proud of how far I’ve come.”