If you don’t know what is wrong with me, then you don’t know what you’ve missed.
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You have to face the fact that I have no reputation as a composer; I have my reputation as a songwriter and a performer-and that opportunity came this summer, when I was invited to perform at the Lincoln Centre festival in New York... three nights.
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The battle with the bottle is nothing so novel.
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Some music that I don’t take to in modern orchestral stuff just seems to be trying to do something with an orchestra that Jimi Hendrix could do so much better with an electric guitar and a fuzzbox. Why create a hideous sound with violas when they were made to sound melodious and agreeable?
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Birth: | 25th August, 1954 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Lyricist, Musician, Record Producer, Singer |
Elvis Costello was born in Paddington, London, UK. Declan Patrick MacManus, better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single "Oliver's Army". He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award.
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