Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus, better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. Shortly after recording it he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth25 August 1954
CityLondon, England
Mention Hubert Sumlin, as well, because Hubert's a great man, and again, you know, I don't play the guitar very good, but when I'm playing this kind of music, I always have him in my mind. I wish I could play like Hubert.
My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials.
I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why.
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.
I'm not even sure what I want, but that's not the point - it's that I want it now.
Life for me is about movement.
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...
Why'd you have to say that there's always someone who can do it better than I can And don't you think that I know that walkin' on water won't make me a miracle man
There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder.
Cause somewhere in the Quizling Clinic, there's a shorthand typist taking seconds over minutes.
I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.
You swore you wouldn't shout. If it's not your punch, then it's your pout.
What do we care, if the world is a joke? We'll give it a big kiss, we'll give it a poke. Death wears a big hat cause he's a big bloke.
In the tiny torn up pieces of his mind he's irresistible too.