“It's not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can have both.” WantStillsCertainSongCrazyGuitarNoise Author:Elvis Costello
“I wanna bite the hand that feeds me. I wanna bite that hand so badly. I want to make them wish they'd never seen me.” WantHandsWishBites Author:Elvis Costello
“When you work with new people, I think that it throws all of the matters into relief, because you have to explain yourself every time. It's like crossing a new border. They want to see your documents.” PeopleThinkingWantMatterBordersReliefDocumentsCrossingsExplain Yourself Author:Elvis Costello
“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do.” WantWritingMusicStupidMusic IsDancingArchitectureStupid Things Author:Elvis Costello
“I'm not even sure what I want, but that's not the point - it's that I want it now.” Want Author:Elvis Costello
“You've got a chemistry class; I want a piece of your mind; You don't know what you started when you mixed it up with mine.” KnowsWantMindFunClassPiecesMinesChemistry Author:Elvis Costello
“[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 kid ourselves. If you want to hear music, go buy a guitar.” IfsWantTwoKidsGuitarRadioAdvertisingCorporationsMusic BusinessAdvertising Business Author:Elvis Costello
“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. Five subjects, and 12 notes. For all that, we musicians do pretty well.” WantWritingBelieveWellsSongI BelieveMusicFiveSubjectsMusicianNotesLeavingI Believe InWant MeI Want YouLeaving Me Author:Elvis Costello
“When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want.” WantPlayDoubtAdviceTrackWhen In Doubt Author:Elvis Costello
