Elvis Costello Quotes

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• [Commercial radio] is owned by one or two corporations now, and they're not in the music business. They're in the advertising business.... So let's not…
• Why'd you have to say that there's always someone who can do it better than I can And don't you think that I know that…
• There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder.
• It's a dangerous game that comedy plays. Sometimes it tells you the truth; sometimes it delays it.
• No use wishing now for any other sin.
• The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• And I'm up while the dawn is breaking, even though my heart is aching. I should be drinking a toast to absent friends instead of…
• Morrissey writes wonderful song titles, but sadly he often forgets to write the song.
• 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.
• It's the stupid details that my heart is breaking for.
• It's what's on the record not what labels on it. You know, that's like getting a box of cornflakes and eating the cardboard.
• These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas.
• There's so many people to see. So many people to check up on and add to your collection.
• There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I believe in something.…
• Funny, now I can see, how looks can be deceiving.
• Your mind is made up but your mouth is undone.
• I'm goin' to take a little trip, down paradise's endless shores. They say that travel broadens the mind, till you can't get your head out…

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