I don't think I was ever particularly mean. I can certainly think of some idiotic exchanges I've had. I was accused of destroying pop music... →
Elvis Costello
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... →
And I don't feel any form of music is beyond me in the sense of that I don't understand it or I don't have some love for some part of it.
And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching... →
It's what I do. I don't deserve any awards for this, it's just music. It's just writing songs. You sit down, you write a song, you... →
Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll... →
I'd love to do 'Werther.' It's a great opera, and the music's so beautiful.
Stephen Costello
I think 'pop' can be a bit of a dirty word. People are very cool in Australia. They don't like to admit that they like pop. There are... →
Ricki-Lee Coulter
There are a lot of artists that come and go very quickly, and I understand why just because someone has a No. 1 doesn't necessarily mean they... →
Music is my number one, it's my life, it's my everything. I'm enjoying challenging myself; I want to raise the bar and set a new standard... →