Austin Butler says he will be 'getting rid' of his Elvis accent - "I have probably damaged my vocal cords with all that singing"

Oscar nominated actor Austin Butler is now losing his Elvis accent now that he is mostly done with his Elvis press tour. "I am getting rid of the accent, but I have probably damaged my vocal cords with all that singing," the 31-year-old actor said on Friday's episode of One's Graham Norton Show, as shared by Entertainment Weekly. "One song took 40 takes."

Austin Butler says he will be ‘getting rid’ of his Elvis accent – “I have probably damaged my vocal cords with all that singing”

Butler's critically acclaimed portrayal of legendary musician Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic also received a Best Picture nomination from Oscars in January. While his portrayal was praised onscreen, the Dune II actor became the center of jokes on social media after he decided to retain the deep vocal tone.

Following his win at 2023 Golden Globe Awards, Butler said backstage that he "didn't even think about" the fact that he used the character's distinctive voice in his acceptance speech. "I don't think I sound like him still, but I guess I must because I hear it all the time," Butler said.

"I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time,” he continued. “I had three years where that was my only focus, so I'm sure there's pieces of him in my DNA and I will always be linked to him." The first-time Oscar nominee previously shared with the outlet how he practiced the renowned musician’s voice.

"I'd hear him say a certain word and I would clip just that bit out so I knew how he said that word," he said at the time. "I created my own archive of how he said every word and every diphthong, and the way that he used musicality in his voice."

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