Elvis Costello Quotes

• I find humming is very useful.

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• I’ve been lucky to listen to lots of different types of music.

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• I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.

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• Really the only thing holding a lot of records together is the personality of the singer, and the will to write all of these different things.

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• Well, I’ve had a lot of different experiences in music over the years. And not everything you do can satisfy everybody’s idealised version of you.

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• There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.

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• These are the sort of things that push you on in music – the curiosity, a passion for new ideas.

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• Sometimes I write notes that I have difficulty singing.

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• There’s no such thing as an original sin.

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• Well, T Bone’s had a remarkable career as a producer since the time that we first worked together. He was dividing his time between recording and producing when we first met, and touring. We toured together and we were great friends.

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• You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it’s just going to be an obscurity.

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• Women hear rhythm differently than men.

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• I know that when I make a record like The Delivery Man as a contrast to even Il Sogno, this is going to reach a wider audience, because it communicates in that very direct way.

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Elvis Costello (33)

Birth:	25th August, 1954
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Lyricist, Musician, Record Producer, Singer

About

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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