Elvis Costello
Musician
1954-08-25
Quotes by Elvis Costello
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The battle with the bottle is nothing so novel.
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It was a real party of swells.
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The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.
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Can a mere song change a people's minds? I doubt that it is so. But a song can infiltrate your heart and the heart may change your mind.
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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do.
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The battle with the bottle is nothing so novel.
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Can a mere song change a people's minds? I doubt that it is so. But a song can infiltrate your heart and the heart may change your mind.
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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do.
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It was a real party of swells.
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The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.
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I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.
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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.
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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.
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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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My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant.
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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.
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Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.
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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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When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want.
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