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You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity.
Elvis Costello
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Elvis Costello
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 25
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Declan Patrick MacManus
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
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