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I've never had any real concern about posterity. I hope some people will be sorry when I'm not here, but I'm not playing for that.

Elvis Costello

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Elvis Costello
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 25
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London
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Declan Patrick MacManus
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
Declan MacManus
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