Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Quote of the Day (Liz Phair, on Elvis Costello, 3-Minute Novelist)



“Elvis Costello writes novels in three minutes. He gets inside your head, and he doesn't let go. I'd pay a great amount of money to audit a course taught by him. If you love Elvis Costello, it's because you love what he's thinking — the depth and breadth of his notice is astounding. Sometimes I wonder if he watches people on the Strand in London and makes up entire histories for them. (‘This person didn't pass the bar and has thyroid problems.’ ‘They're jogging because they just went through a breakup.’)”—Liz Phair, “Elvis Costello,” in Rolling Stone Magazine, “The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time” Issue


In case you were wondering, the magazine places the former Declan MacManus at #80.

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