“I really thought twice about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when that came in. I always was of a mind that it's an inherently stupid idea to put something like that in a glass case.” MindIdeasCasesRocksStupidFameGlassesHallsRock And RollHall Of FameRock And Roll Hall Of FameStupid Ideas Author:Elvis Costello
“I started with rock n' roll and...then you start to take it apart like a child with a toy and you see there's blues and there's country...Then you go back from country into American music...and you end up in Scotland and Ireland eventually.” ChildrenEndsCountryRocksRock N RollIrelandToysScotlandAmerican Music Author:Elvis Costello
“There was not a lot of rock n roll in the house. Our parents didnt think it was very groovy, and I tend to agree with them. If you grew up with Charlie Parker, Bill Haley wasnt very hip.” IfsThinkingHouseParentRocksGrewGrew UpAgreeBillsHipsRock N RollCharlieHaleyGroovy Author:Elvis Costello
“I just got into it like a lot of people through the rock 'n' roll bands in the late '60s that turned to country music, like The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, but particularly through The Byrds because of Gram Parsons, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman (with their 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo). They kind of introduced English kids to Merle Haggard and George Jones and the Louvins (brothers Charlie and Ira).” PeopleKindCountryKidsRocksBrotherBandLateAlbumsRock N RollCharlieRogerSweetheartBuffaloIraRodeoHaggardGeorge Jones Author:Elvis Costello
“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.” KnowsDifferentDoneSongKnownRocksPopsDifferent ThingsRock N RollPop Song Author:Elvis Costello
“Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening and making my own choices about music.” PeopleLittlesPastChoicesMy OwnRocksListeningRock N Roll Author:Elvis Costello
