It's a petty thing, but I wouldn't join the Scouts when I was a kid, 'cause you had to swear allegiance to the queen. I'm just not a royalist. I think it's idiotic, a hereditary principle. Elvis Costello allegiancehereditaryidiotic Change image and share on social
Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that. Elvis Costello cookiedeepfortune Change image and share on social
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 holdlotpersonality Change image and share on social
Living a very long time would be a very scary thing. Elvis Costello livelongscary Change image and share on social
Well, 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. Elvis Costello experiencehaveidealise Change image and share on social
Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me. Elvis Costello harmonylearnnatural Change image and share on social
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. Elvis Costello audiencecommunicatecontrast Change image and share on social
Women hear rhythm differently than men. Elvis Costello differentlyhearman Change image and share on social
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 Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time. Elvis Costello 70sareaearly share on social
I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience. Elvis Costello experiencehavelife Change image and share on social