Elvis Costello Quotes

Oh, I said 'I'm so happy, I could die.'
She said 'Drop dead,' then left with another guy.

What's so funny about peace, love and understanding

I didn’t know anything then about odd-metered bars of music, but as Burt told me years later, you don’t count those beats, you just feel them and the tension that they create.

There is music that seems to belong to you the moment that you hear it, and music about which you must be patient, awaiting the hour when it may reveal itself to you.

Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? What goes on in that place in the dark? Well I used to know a girl and I would have sworn that her name was Veronica Well she used to have a carefree mind of her own and a delicate look in her eye These days I'm afraid she's not even sure if her name is Veronica.

A lot of pop music has come out of people failing to copy their model and accidentally creating something new. The closer you get to your ideal, the less original you sound.

So beautiful and fortunate You're the one who hates to love But he's the one who loves to hate.

While you lie in the dark, afraid to breathe and you beg and you promise And you bargain and you plead Sometimes you confuse me with Santa Claus It's the big white beard I suppose. Im going up to the pole, where you folks die of cold I might be gone for a while if you need me.

But it's easier to say 'I love you',
than 'Yours, sincerely' I suppose.

The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark. It scares you witless but with time you see things clear and stark

It's a breath you took too late.
It's a death that's worse than fate.

It's the damage that we do and never know. It's the words that we don't say that scare me so.

Obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music. I followed The Byrds a lot, and then when they did a country styled record it made me curious to know who these people were that they liked.

So don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think
And don't try to read my mind because it's full of disappearing ink

Accidents will happen We only hit and run He used to be your victim Now you're not the only one. Accidents will happen We only hit and run I don't want to hear it 'Cause I know what I've done.