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Famous Elvis Costello Quotes
“You can be addicted to misery the same way as you can be addicted to drugs.”
“You do have to be a bit careful with your voice. It is an instrument.”
“Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.”
“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do.”
“It's the damage that we do and never know. It's the words that we don't say that scare me so.”
“I'm not even sure what I want, but that's not the point - it's that I want it now.”
“I can't say anymore than I love you. Anything else would be a waste of breath.”
“But there are things in Il Sogno that the methods of The Delivery Man could never achieve.”
“I find it to be the ultimate backhanded compliment when you are compared against yourself.”
“I think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist.”
“I'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale...”
“I've been lucky to listen to lots of different types of music.”
“I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.”
“I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why.”
“I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.”