Elvis Costello Quotes & Sayings
51 most famous Elvis Costello quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 71 year old English musician born on Aug 16, 1954.
“I found with this record I had to really be strong-willed, because in the past I've tended to tinker and add a thing or take a thing away, and nearly always been wrong.”
“I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.”
“'Content' is a word that has never sat well with me. Like 'maturity'. They are two words I've never liked. I think they imply some sort of decay. A settling.”
“My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant.”
“I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.”
“Women hear rhythm differently than men.”
“Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.”
“Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.”
“Mention Hubert Sumlin, as well, because Hubert's a great man, and again, you know, I don't play the guitar very good, but when I'm playing this kind of music, I always have him in my mind. I wish I could play like Hubert.”
“There was not a lot of rock n' roll in the house. Our parents didn't think it was very groovy, and I tend to agree with them. If you grew up with Charlie Parker, Bill Haley wasn't very hip.”
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