Rolling Stone, November 3, 1977: Difference between revisions
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His first single, "[[Less Than Zero]]," was released in April and won critical plaudits but few sales. However, with the release of Costello's debut album, ''[[My Aim Is True]]'', Stiff began to put some promotional muscle behind him: Costello himself celebrated the album's release by being arrested after playing an impromptu [[Concert 1977-07-26 CBS|set]] outside the London Hilton Hotel for CBS Record executives gathered for the label's annual convention. Two weeks later, at Costello's third-ever London club appearance, more than a thousand fans were turned away. | His first single, "[[Less Than Zero]]," was released in April and won critical plaudits but few sales. However, with the release of Costello's debut album, ''[[My Aim Is True]]'', Stiff began to put some promotional muscle behind him: Costello himself celebrated the album's release by being arrested after playing an impromptu [[Concert 1977-07-26 CBS|set]] outside the London Hilton Hotel for CBS Record executives gathered for the label's annual convention. Two weeks later, at Costello's third-ever London club appearance, more than a thousand fans were turned away. | ||
Costello, who sounds like a sweet [[Bruce Springsteen]], says his musical idols are [[George Jones]] and [[Gram Parsons]] and claims that the main | Costello, who sounds like a sweet [[Bruce Springsteen]], says his musical idols are [[George Jones]] and [[Gram Parsons]] and claims that the main motivations behind his songs are revenge and guilt. "Those are the only emotions I know about and that I know I can feel," he says. "Love? I dunno what it means, really, and it doesn't exist in my songs. | ||
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