298 Quotes by Elvis Costello

I feel like a juggler running out of hands.

Morrissey writes wonderful song titles, but sadly he often forgets to write the song.

Well, T Bone's had a remarkable career as a producer since the time that we first worked together. He was dividing his time between recording and producing when we first met, and touring. We toured together and we were great friends.

I'm drawing from two generations back how to think about music, how to think about why you travel to make music, what the possible pitfalls of that are for the way your life is structured. The good and bad of all of it get into the mix of what's created, what you're creating.

There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.

The people with the most resources are the federal government. If you can invade a country halfway across the world in a matter of days, you can surely come to the aid of your own citizens in a shorter order of time.

You think you're alone until you realize you're in it. Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit.

And I'm up while the dawn is breaking, even though my heart is aching. I should be drinking a toast to absent friends instead of these comedians.

It's a dangerous game that comedy plays. Sometimes it tells you the truth; sometimes it delays it.