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> [When you're working with the same band you kind of know their style inside out, and even when you've been working for seven years with the same people, suddenly they'll do something you didn't even think they were capable of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/when-you-re-working-with-the-same-band-you-kind-of-know-their-style/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

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## More by Elvis Costello

> [Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you-nowhere/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/history-repeats-the-old-conceits-the-glib-replies-the-same-defeats/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but like Blonde…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/people-think-it-is-all-about-country-music-and-i-know-a-lot-of/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [I get very frustrated by this term 'genre exercise.' I mean, what exactly is that? Genre is not really relevant when you are writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/i-get-very-frustrated-by-this-term-genre-exercise-i-mean-what-exactly/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal. I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/even-in-a-perfect-world-where-everyone-was-equal-i-d-still-own-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/somebody-should-clip-sting-around-the-head-and-tell-him-to-stop-using/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [There is something wrong with you if you don't get angry about something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-is-something-wrong-with-you-if-you-don-t-get-angry-about/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [“Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions?" A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/was-it-a-millionaire-who-said-imagine-no-possessions-a-poor-little/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Though the passion still flutters and flickers, it never got into our knickers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/though-the-passion-still-flutters-and-flickers-it-never-got-into-our/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/my-dad-s-father-was-a-white-star-line-trumpet-player-in-the-20s-it/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Life for me is about movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/life-for-me-is-about-movement/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/maybe-i-just-never-learned-my-harmony-part-because-what-everybody/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [There are a lot of things that you can like at a distance without spending a huge amount of time pondering. It's not so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-are-a-lot-of-things-that-you-can-like-at-a-distance-without/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/don-t-wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve-when-your-remarks-are-off-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/i-m-just-the-mere-shadow-of-my-former-selfishness-i-crave-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

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