"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do."
- Elvis Costello
"Can a mere song change a people's minds? I doubt that it is so. But a song can infiltrate your heart and the heart may change your mind."
"The battle with the bottle is nothing so novel."
"I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies."
"The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel."
"It was a real party of swells."
"Bad lovers face to face in the morning Shy apologies and polite regrets Slow dances that left no warning of Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere Even pre..."
"Strict TimeThere's a hand on a wire that leads to my mouth I can hear you knocking but I'm not coming out Don't want to be a puppet or a ventriloquist 'Cause there's no ventilation on a critical list ..."
"Life is so strangeI don't know whyBut somebody, somebody has to cry."
"She's no angel.He's no saint."