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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
British Musician
Born: Aug 25, 1954
Me Music People Think Writing You
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But there are things in Il Sogno that the methods of The Delivery Man could never achieve. Elvis Costello
Man Achieve Could Never Delivery Methods Things
These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas. Elvis Costello
Music You Passion Push New Ideas Sort New Ideas Curiosity Things
Living a very long time would be a very scary thing. Elvis Costello
Time Long Long Time Living Would Would-Be Scary Scary Thing Very Very Long Time Thing
I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why. Elvis Costello
National Never Know Identity Felt National Identity Just Not Interested Interested Why British
There's no such thing as an original sin. Elvis Costello
Sin Original Original Sin Thing
And I don't feel any form of music is beyond me in the sense of that I don't understand it or I don't have some love for some part of it. Elvis Costello
Love Music Me Sense Some Part Feel Beyond Understand Any Form
And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music. Elvis Costello
Music Country Bit Out Some Seeking Cases More Had Country Music Obviously Up Than Curiosity Artists Little Little Bit Original Searching Started
And over the last ten years, after my work with the Brodsky Quartet, I had the opportunity to write arrangements for chamber group, chamber orchestra, jazz orchestra, symphony orchestra even. Elvis Costello
Work Opportunity Jazz Group Symphony Symphony Orchestra Ten Ten Years Write Had Over Arrangements Quartet Years Orchestra After Even Chamber Last
I find humming is very useful. Elvis Costello
Humming Find Very Useful
I found with this record I had to really be strong-willed, because in the past I've tended to tinker and add a thing or take a thing away, and nearly always been wrong. Elvis Costello
Past Add Record Strong-Willed Take Had Wrong Because Always Been Tinker In The Past Really Found Away Nearly Thing
I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time. Elvis Costello
Time People Some People Before Stage Late Elvis Elvis Presley Out Would Would-Be Memphis Stayed Some About Area Name Obvious Obviously Were Been Very Provocative Sensitive Reasons Early
Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me. Elvis Costello
Me Natural Everybody Harmony Says Never Part Perfectly Learned Because Sounds Odd Maybe Just Them
Mention Hubert Sumlin, as well, because Hubert's a great man, and again, you know, I don't play the guitar very good, but when I'm playing this kind of music, I always have him in my mind. I wish I could play like Hubert. Elvis Costello
Music Good Great You Man Guitar Mind Wish Kind Great Man Mention Could Like Know Well Him Because Always Very Again Play Playing
Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening and making my own choices about music. Elvis Costello
Music Beatles People Listening Past Own Admired About My Own Like Obviously Making Were Little Really Choices Started
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. Elvis Costello
Together Personality Will Holding Only Records Write Singer Lot Different The Only Thing Really Different Things Thing Things
There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie. Elvis Costello
Lie Critics Version Where Who Many Strengths
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. Elvis Costello
You Opportunity Face Three Reputation Nights Summer Composer Fact Songwriter Perform Invited New Lincoln Came Festival York New York Centre
I don't think I was ever particularly mean. I can certainly think of some idiotic exchanges I've had. I was accused of destroying pop music, like Wagner destroyed opera - a guy in Germany started ranting that at me. Elvis Costello
Music Me Think Destroyed Destroying Some Guy Exchanges Had Like Particularly Opera Idiotic Wagner Germany Accused Mean Pop Pop Music Certainly Ever Started
My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials. Elvis Costello
Family Me You People First Think First Child Most Call Calls Irish Child Convention Initial Dad
I'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale. Elvis Costello
Scale Musician Just Bigger Working Travelling
I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic. Elvis Costello
Work Day School Single Every Think Since Single Day Protestant Left Work Ethic Ethic Worked Hard Every Single Day
Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love. Elvis Costello
Love Failure Job Weakness About Write Writes Songs Robinson Smokey Heartfelt Whereas
Songs are more powerful than books. Elvis Costello
Books More Songs Powerful Than
There was not a lot of rock n' roll in the house. Our parents didn't think it was very groovy, and I tend to agree with them. If you grew up with Charlie Parker, Bill Haley wasn't very hip. Elvis Costello
You Parents Think Our Charlie Charlie Parker Tend Parker House Rock Hip Rock-N-Roll Lot Up Very Roll Grew Them Bill Groovy Agree
People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I've heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven't even heard. Elvis Costello
You People Become Move On Complain Fuse About Recordings Attached Period Sound Heard Blow Move Even Deeply
I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience. Elvis Costello
Life Experience People Had Most Unusual Far

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