The people with the most resources are the federal government. If you can invade a country halfway across the world in a matter of days, you can sure… - Elvis Costello

The first song that most people picked up on, particularly in America, of mine, was a ballad, not a rock'n'roll song. It was 'Alison', and that's an R&B ballad. I don't think there's any other way to describe it.

Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking, when I hear the silly things that you say.

I can't actually play any instrument properly. I can't read music. And here's the New York Times calling me the new George Gershwin. It was so ridiculous, really embarrassing. It was embarrassing to watch these people fall into the trap of their own critical conceits.