I’ve had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people’s experience. Elvis Costello Read Quote
Obviously I got known for some other songs early on, and some of those were rock’n’roll songs. Some of them were melodic pop songs. And I’ve done lots of different things, as you know, but every so often I get drawn back. Elvis Costello Read Quote
These are the sort of things that push you on in music – the curiosity, a passion for new ideas. Elvis Costello Read Quote
Very similar experience happened last year when we released this album, North. It was on Deutsche Grammophon, it was very, very honest. It was the most honest record I’ve ever written. Elvis Costello Read Quote
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. Elvis Costello Read Quote
You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it’s just going to be an obscurity. Elvis Costello Read Quote
People tend to repeat the same quotes at me that I said when I was 23. And of course, you say things then, and sometimes they’re ill-advised. Elvis Costello Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
