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Elvis Costello Biography

Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor.

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I find it to be the ultimate backhanded compliment when you are compared against yourself.

Against, Backhanded, Backhanded Compliments, Compliment, Ultimate

For all the courage that we never had, I'm just about glad.

Courage, Glad, Philosophy

It's a dangerous game that comedy plays. Sometimes it tells you the truth; sometimes it delays it.

Comedy, Delay, Games, Play, Plays, Tells

I get very frustrated by this term 'genre exercise. ' I mean, what exactly is that? Genre is not really relevant when you are writing a song; hopefully you are doing it to explore something, to create something, and I don't agree that any of my albums are genre exercises.

Exactly, Frustrated, Genre, Mean, Song, Writing

I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why.

British, Identity, Know, Not Interested

I've always felt writing a song was a bit like going on location. That's true in an almost literal sense. Where you are seeps in somehow.

Like, Location, Song, True, Writing

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.

Crave, Kissing, Mere, Selfishness, Shadow, Silhouette

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.

Case, Glasses, Inherently, Rock, Rocks, Stupid

As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity, I ask myself Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred, and misery? And each time I feel like this inside, There's one thing I wanna know: What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love, & Understanding?

Bout, Insanity, Light, Misery, Pain, Thing

Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal. I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.

Equal, Perfect, Rights, Working, World

I feel like a juggler running out of hands.

Explanation, Hands, Juggler, Like, Running

If I am frightened then I can hide it If I am crying, I'll call it laughter If I am haunted, I'll call it my imaginary friend If I am bleeding I'll call it wine But if you leave me then I am broken And if I'm broken then only death remains

Laughter, Wine, Broken, Leave, Bleeding, Friend

I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.

Experience, Life, People, Removed, Unusual

But there are things in Il Sogno that the methods of The Delivery Man could never achieve.

Achieve, Man, Men, Method, Things

Turn up the TV. No one listening will suspect, even your mother won't detect it, no your father won't know. they think that I've got no respect but everything means less than zero.

Detect, Father, Listening, Mother, Turn, Zero

I'm not even sure what I want, but that's not the point - it's that I want it now.

Point, Want

Don't start me talking, I could talk all night. My mind goes sleepwalking while I'm putting the world right.

Mind, Night, Peace, Right, Talking

The theme of exile is attractive to me, because it's sort of like the family business. Not just music, but travel.

Attractive, Exile, Like, Sort, Theme, Travel

There's so many people to see. So many people to check up on and add to your collection.

Add, Check, Checks, Collection, People, See

You can't live in the past, and I don't. I'm not nostalgic about my own work, at all.

Live, My Own, Nostalgic, Past, Work

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