Elvis Costello

“These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas.”

“You do have to be a bit careful with your voice. It is an instrument.”

“We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels.”

“There's no such thing as an original sin.”

“Very similar experience happened last year when we released this album, North. It was on Deutsche Grammophon, it was very, very honest. It was the most honest record I've ever written.”

“Songs are more powerful than books.”