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You ask the questions
Elvis Costello: you ask the questions(Such as: so, Elvis Costello, why did you try to steal the name of the greatest performer ever? And, of the songs you've written, which is your favourite?) 22 August 2002 Elvis Costello was born Declan MacManus in London in 1954. He left school in 1972 to follow in his father's footsteps and become a musician. In 1977, he signed with Stiff Records and began using the stage name Elvis Costello, based on Elvis Presley and his mother's maiden name, Costello. While working as a computer operator, he recorded My Aim is True during his days off. The album, released in July 1977, made it to number 14 in the UK and became the biggest US import album of the decade. Since then, he has released more than 30 albums. His latest album, When I Was Cruel, was released in April. How do you compare Blair with Thatcher? Do you want to tramp the
dirt down on him too? Of all the songs you've written, which is your personal favourite?
I often listen to your music while in the kitchen ironing or cooking.
Do you cook or iron? What five songs do you wish you'd written? "And the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying
to anesthetise the way that you feel." Nothing much has changed
in 25-odd years, then? Where do you get your suits? Do you still see Huey Lewis? Over the years, you've performed with many and varied musicians
(Jimmy Cliff, George Jones, Burt Bacharach, Anne Sofie von Otter and
Glenn Tilbrook, to name but a few). Which collaboration have you most
enjoyed and who would you still like to work with? Do you think we can save the planet? The intelligentsia love you for your cutting, reflective lyrics
and your refusal to toe the line. Do you wish you'd been born in 1940
and witnessed the counter-culture of the 1960s at first hand? Where does Declan MacManus finish and Elvis Costello begin? Why did you decide to play V2002, the most commercial of the festivals?
Do you think our music festivals have lost their sparkle? Can a song change the world? Surely there's only one Elvis the King? Why did you try to
steal the name of the greatest performer ever? And how do you view his
contribution 25 years on? Who should win the Mercury Music Prize this year? During your recent concert in Liverpool, I was impressed by your
remarks on Lee Bowyer's abandoned transfer to the Reds. If you were
M Houllier with a spare hundred million, who would you bring into your
team? Twenty-five years after My Aim is True, what advice would you give
a young songwriter? Is Dublin the best place in the world to record music? Elvis Costello's new single '45' is out on 16 September on Mercury. Elvis Costello and the Imposters tour the UK from 3 to 13 September |
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