Elvis Costello quotes - page 2

Songs are more powerful than books. (Elvis Costello)
My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant. View quote
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Women hear rhythm differently than men. View quote
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Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me. View quote
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There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie. View quote
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People tend to repeat the same quotes at me that I said when I was 23. And of course, you say things then, and sometimes they're ill-advised. View quote
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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 wider audience, because it communicates in that very direct way. View quote
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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 cases searching up country music. View quote
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And over the last ten years, after my work with the Brodsky Quartet, I had the opportunity to write arrangements for chamber group, chamber orchestra, jazz orchestra, symphony orchestra even. View quote
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Life for me is about movement. View quote
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Really the only thing holding a lot of records together is the personality of the singer, and the will to write all of these different things. (Elvis Costello)
These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas. View quote
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You have to face the fact that I have no reputation as a composer; I have my reputation as a songwriter and a performer-and that opportunity came this summer, when I was invited to perform at the Lincoln Centre festival in New York... three nights. View quote
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I find humming is very useful. View quote
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'Content' is a word that has never sat well with me. Like 'maturity'. They are two words I've never liked. I think they imply some sort of decay. A settling. View quote
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But there are things in Il Sogno that the methods of The Delivery Man could never achieve. View quote
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Sometimes I write notes that I have difficulty singing. View quote
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There was not a lot of rock n' roll in the house. Our parents didn't think it was very groovy, and I tend to agree with them. If you grew up with Charlie Parker, Bill Haley wasn't very hip. View quote
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Accidents will happen We only hit and run He used to be your victim Now you're not the only one.Accidents will happen We only hit and run I don't want to hear it 'Cause I know what I've done. View quote
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So beautiful and fortunate You're the one who hates to love But he's the one who loves to hate. View quote
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WARNING: This album contains country & western music and may cause offence to narrow minded listeners. (Elvis Costello)
What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? View quote
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Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? What goes on in that place in the dark? Well I used to know a girl and I would have sworn that her name was Veronica Well she used to have a carefree mind of her own and a delicate look in her eye These days I'm afraid she's not even sure if her name is Veronica. View quote
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Alison, I know this world is killing you. Oh, Alison, my aim is true. My aim is true. View quote
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Lie down baby now don't say a word There there baby your vision is blurred Your head is so sore from all of that thinking I don't want to hurt you now But I think you're shrinking. View quote
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