Elvis Costello Quotes

Who put these fingerprints on my imagination?

Trying to be so bad is bad enough
Don't make me laugh by talking tough
Don't put your heart out on your sleeve
When your remarks are off the cuff

Now Im dead, now Im dead, and you're all Going on to meet your reward. Are you scared? Are you scared? Are you scared? Are you scared? You might have never heard, but God's comic.

There was no way to go back. Time and the wrecking ball have taken care of the rest.

I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused...

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.

When the media attention switches away from this story onto the next thing that happens in the world, the circumstances will still be there.

"I wish you luck with a capital "F"."

Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.

Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening and making my own choices about music. I've been lucky to listen to lots of different types of music.

The battle with the bottle is nothing so novel.

I hear they're givin' you a bad reputation
just because you've never been denied.
You try to say you've done it all before,
baby, you know that you just get tired.
Yet everybody loves you so much, girl,
I just don't know how you stand the strain.
Oh, I, I'm the one who's here tonight,
and I don't wanna do it all in vain.

There's always something that's smoldering somewhere
I know it don't make a difference to you But oh! It sure made a difference to me You'll see me off in the distance, I hope At the other end At the other end of the telescope.

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I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.