298 Quotes by Elvis Costello

I’d been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time.

I’m a man with a mission in two or three editions And I’m giving you a longing look Everyday, everyday, everyday I write the book.

You’ll never be alone in the bone orchard.

History repeats the old conceits.

My dad’s father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the ’20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather was classically trained, military trained. He was an orphan who ended up in the Military School of Music in Kneller Hall.

I can’t say anymore than I love you. Anything else would be a waste of breath.

Cause somewhere in the Quizling Clinic, there’s a shorthand typist taking seconds over minutes.

It’s not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can have both.

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