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<center><h3> Mellow Costello: <br> | <center><h3> Mellow Costello: Rock rebel Elvis <br> changes his angry tune </h3></center> | ||
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Elvis Costello, arguably the most arresting and gifted rock songwriter of recent years. wants to discard his angry-young-man image. That's one reason he's doing interviews for the first time in four years and why he has adopted a softer, more melodic tone in his new, pop-flavored ''Imperial Bedroom'' album. | SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Elvis Costello, arguably the most arresting and gifted rock songwriter of recent years. wants to discard his angry-young-man image. That's one reason he's doing interviews for the first time in four years and why he has adopted a softer, more melodic tone in his new, pop-flavored ''Imperial Bedroom'' album. | ||
Currently in the midst of a North American tour — including Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens last night and the Ottawa Civic Centre tonight (he's not coming to Montreal because local promoters felt there wasn't enough public support to warrant bringing him in). Costello acknowledged that the controversial image initially helped him attract attention, but he feels it eventually threatened to smother him, emotionally and creatively. | Currently in the midst of a North American tour — including Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens [[Concert 1982-08-10 Toronto|last night]] and the Ottawa Civic Centre [[Concert 1982-08-11 Ottawa|tonight]] (he's not coming to Montreal because local promoters felt there wasn't enough public support to warrant bringing him in). Costello acknowledged that the controversial image initially helped him attract attention, but he feels it eventually threatened to smother him, emotionally and creatively. | ||
"I think I was definitely beginning to lose control of things." Costello | "I think I was definitely beginning to lose control of things." Costello, 27, said. "It's too personal to go into all of it, but I will say I made several wrong turns in succession around the time of the ''Armed Forces'' album. | ||
"I found myself getting farther and farther from what I started out to be and moving toward all the things I hated." | "I found myself getting farther and farther from what I started out to be and moving toward all the things I hated." | ||
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Trying to offend their sensibilities so they'd leave the bar, Costello later said, he made a racial slur against Ray Charles. After the other musicians reported the incident to the press, the tale was widely distributed, causing many rock fans to brand Costello a racist. | Trying to offend their sensibilities so they'd leave the bar, Costello later said, he made a racial slur against Ray Charles. After the other musicians reported the incident to the press, the tale was widely distributed, causing many rock fans to brand Costello a racist. | ||
Costello was so shaken by the reaction that he broke his press silence to meet reporters in New York to give his side of the story and apologize. | Costello was so shaken by the reaction that he broke his press silence to [[Event 1979-03-30 New York|meet]] reporters in New York to give his side of the story and apologize. | ||
Because of Costello's cool relations with the press, I felt like a man trapped behind enemy lines as Costello whisked into the hotel lobby here. But he posed patiently for the photographer and showed no uneasiness. | Because of Costello's cool relations with the press, I felt like a man trapped behind enemy lines as Costello whisked into the hotel lobby here. But he posed patiently for the photographer and showed no uneasiness. | ||
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[[Robert Hilburn]] | [[Robert Hilburn]] interviews Elvis Costello. {{t}}{{Robert Hilburn 1982 Los Angeles Times}} | ||
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