Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus) is an English musician and singer-songwriter of Irish descent. Costello came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s, and later became associated with the punk rock and New Wave musical genres, before establishing his own unique voice in the 1980s. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs, and his music has drawn on dozens of genres. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Costello, the pop encyclopedia, can reinvent the past in his own image".
Costello and Canadian jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall were married on December 6, 2003 at Elton John's estate outside London. Their first children together, twin sons Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, were born December 6, 2006 in New York City.
“Well, I used to be disgusted.Now I try to be amused.”
“Death wears a big hat.”
“Who put these fingerprints on my imagination?”
“I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.”
“Oh, I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused.”
“The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.”
“There's no such thing as an original sin.”
“I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.”
“It's a dangerous game that comedy plays. Sometimes it tells you the truth; sometimes it delays it.”
“He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge.”
“There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder.”
“I'm not even sure what I want, but that's not the point - it's that I want it now.”
“Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions?"A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons?”
“If I am frightened then I can hide itIf I am crying, I'll call it laughterIf I am haunted, I'll call it my imaginary friendIf I am bleeding I'll call it wineBut if you leave me then I am brokenAnd if I'm broken then only death remains”
“I took my better nature out, drowned it in a babbling stream/took the blossom of my youth and blew it all to smithereens.”
“It's the damage that we do and never know. It's the words that we don't say that scare me so.”
“The battle with the bottle is nothing so novel.”
“I used to be disgusted. Now, I'm just amused...”
“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do.”
“What's so funny about peace, love and understanding”
“Was it a millionaire who said, "Imagine no possessions"?”
“Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.”