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It's what's on the record not what labels on it. You know, that's like getting a box of cornflakes and eating the cardboard.
Elvis Costello
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Elvis Costello
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 25
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England
Declan Patrick MacManus
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
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I think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist.
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Sometimes I write notes that I have difficulty singing.
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