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<center><h3> A | <center><h3> Elvis Costello — A room of my own </h3></center> | ||
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"The televisions are American," he explains, "and cannot pick up English stations. We can only use them for American films on video." The films are neatly labelled and include ''Barbarella'', ''Dr Strangelove'', ''Play It Again Sam'' and his favourite, ''Clockwork Orange''. "I must have seen ''Clockwork Orange'' about 50 times. I can more or less recite it," Elvis says. When I was in Germany I kept playing ''Marathon Man'', ''The Odessa File'' and ''The Boys from Brazil''. | "The televisions are American," he explains, "and cannot pick up English stations. We can only use them for American films on video." The films are neatly labelled and include ''Barbarella'', ''Dr Strangelove'', ''Play It Again Sam'' and his favourite, ''Clockwork Orange''. "I must have seen ''Clockwork Orange'' about 50 times. I can more or less recite it," Elvis says. When I was in Germany I kept playing ''Marathon Man'', ''The Odessa File'' and ''The Boys from Brazil''. | ||
The electric piano — "which baffles me, as I am not the most technical musician. I am more used to the guitar" — is a "new avenue" for him. It proving quite successful and he | The electric piano — "which baffles me, as I am not the most technical musician. I am more used to the guitar" — is a "new avenue" for him. It proving quite successful and he claims, "I am coming up with more unusual tunes." He enjoys composing on the bus "because it is so relaxing. His days don't follow any special pattern. "Sometimes," he says, "there can be six or seven of us in the bus. Four in the band, the tour manager, one of the crew and a security guard. When I want to steep, I go to the back where the bunks are comfortable and well away from the driver. But other times we sit and talk and joke." | ||
claims, "I am coming up with more unusual tunes." He enjoys composing on the bus "because it is so relaxing. His days don't follow any special pattern. "Sometimes," he says, "there can be six or seven of us in the bus. Four in the band, the tour manager, one of the crew and a security guard. When I want to steep, I go to the back where the bunks are comfortable and well away from the driver. But other times we sit and talk and joke." | |||
It is possible to cook in the gallery kitchen, but mostly Elvis admits use the microwave for heating sake". He prefers to eat out and has Michelin and Good Food Guides to hand on the dining table. "It always amuses me," he says, "when we pull at a smart restaurant and someone rushes out and says, | It is possible to cook in the gallery kitchen, but mostly Elvis admits use the microwave for heating sake". He prefers to eat out and has ''Michelin'' and ''Good Food Guides'' to hand on the dining table. "It always amuses me," he says, "when we pull in at a smart restaurant and someone rushes out and says, 'We don't take coach parties here'." | ||
The microwave oven might actually be on its last wavelength as Elvis thinking of replacing it with a tumble dryer. "My biggest problem," he says "is getting my laundry done. I'm never in one place long enough, so I often tend to stink. There isn't a shower in the bus." | The microwave oven might actually be on its last wavelength as Elvis thinking of replacing it with a tumble dryer. "My biggest problem," he says "is getting my laundry done. I'm never in one place long enough, so I often tend to stink. There isn't a shower in the bus." | ||
As the coach is longer than average and rather wide it can cause problems. We have to go through country lanes inch by inch," he says, "and keep a Honda 70cc motorbike in the luggage container to use if it breaks down. I don't drive myself, so it is rather ironic that the first vehicle I own is this enormous thing." | As the coach is longer than average and rather wide it can cause problems. "We have to go through country lanes inch by inch," he says, "and keep a Honda 70cc motorbike in the luggage container to use if it breaks down. I don't drive myself, so it is rather ironic that the first vehicle I own is this enormous thing." | ||
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[[Angela Levin]] | [[Angela Levin]] talks to EC about his tour bus for the magazine's "A Room of My Own" series. | ||
<span style="font-size:92%">(Portions of this piece ran later in [[Stockholm Expressen, July 7, 1981|''Stockholm Expressen'', July 7, 1981]].)</span> | |||
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