Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do. - Elvis Costello

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

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

Such petty provocations became routine, but we no longer had the benefit of surprise. We played a lot of good shows back then, but the more complacent a crowd seemed, the harder we pushed, and I probably ended up appearing faintly ridiculous at times. I felt like a clockwork toy running around in green light, pulling pantomime faces in vain or in spite. I’d wind people up and then let them down. We would either thrill and amaze or disappoint and disgrace and then get out of town.