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I wish you luck with a capital F.

Elvis Costello

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