More - Elvis Costello Quotes

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

Elvis Costello

 Architecture

[Commercial radio] is owned by one or two corporations now, and they're not in the music business. They're in the advertising business, ... So let's not kid ourselves. If you want to hear music, go buy a guitar.

Elvis Costello

 Business

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

Elvis Costello

 British Musician

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

Elvis Costello

 American Comedian Architecture Funny

There's no such thing as an original sin.

Elvis Costello

 British Musician Sin

I just hope we keep in our minds that an effort like this can never be too expensive.

Elvis Costello

 

We have to speak up now,

Elvis Costello

 Speakers And Speaking

It would be a surprise if people thought I would be playing a lot of rock 'n' roll.

Elvis Costello

 People

The words that are being spoken are serious, whether you take them at face value or listen to them at all, ... I'm not a preacher, I'm a singer. I can sing about serious things, but I don't think I have to put on a pious face to do it.

Elvis Costello

 Value

The songs will tell a story that I have imagined existing between the lines of Andersen's biography and some of his most famous tales, ... They speak of a misfit's love for an unattainable woman and a struggle between a huckster and someone who composes music in secret.

Elvis Costello

 Biography