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
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.
Elvis Presley and Puccini shall return.
I find it to be the ultimate backhanded compliment when you are compared against yourself.
The way you look I understand how you were not impressed, but I heard you let that little friend of mine take off your party dress.
I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.
Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent.
I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.