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I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why.

Elvis Costello

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Elvis Costello
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 25
Composer
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
London
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Declan Patrick MacManus
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
Declan MacManus
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