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Elvis Costello


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
August 25, 1954

Website

Genre
Nonfiction, Music, Entertainment


Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus) is an English musician and singer-songwriter of Irish descent. Costello came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s, and later became associated with the punk rock and New Wave musical genres, before establishing his own unique voice in the 1980s. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs, and his music has drawn on dozens of genres. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Costello, the pop encyclopedia, can reinvent the past in his own image".

Costello and Canadian jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall were married on December 6, 2003 at Elton John's estate outside London. Their first children toget ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 4,424 ratings · 823 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors
Unfaithful Music & Disappea...
3.81 avg rating — 3,621 ratings — published 2015 — 30 editions
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How to Play the Guitar and Y
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Elvis Costello: A Singing D...
4.61 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions
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Elvis Costello with Burt Ba...
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How to Play Guitar and Y
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Elvis Costello: Everyday I ...
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Elvis Costello: "Spike"
4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1989
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Armed Forces [Rhino Bonus D...
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“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do.”
― Elvis Costello
tags: music, writing
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“Was it a millionaire who said, "Imagine no possessions"?”
― Elvis Costello
tags: humor
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“I used to be disgusted. Now, I'm just amused...”
― Elvis Costello
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