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He and his band, the Attractions, are also as capable of having fun as any group of young rockers. Steve Young, the Attractions' keyboard player, bought a security guard's uniform while the group was in Hollywood and played guard to the rest of the group whenever they went out in public. | He and his band, the Attractions, are also as capable of having fun as any group of young rockers. Steve Young, the Attractions' keyboard player, bought a security guard's uniform while the group was in Hollywood and played guard to the rest of the group whenever they went out in public. | ||
Costello, whose real name is Declan Patrick | Costello, whose real name is Declan Patrick MacManus, is the son of a jazz musician, and he didn't think much about a pop career until he was well into his teens. Armed with dozens of songs, he made the rounds of various British record companies. He was turned down repeatedly. | ||
Finally, Stiff Records took a chance with Costello. and they made his first album for the astonishingly low cost of $3500. | Finally, Stiff Records took a chance with Costello. and they made his first album for the astonishingly low cost of $3500. | ||
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The anger in Costello's music is mostly against apathy, and against people who give in too easily when it comes to letting the state take care of everything for them. | The anger in Costello's music is mostly against apathy, and against people who give in too easily when it comes to letting the state take care of everything for them. | ||
"It's real encouraging when people come up and say they enjoy the music," says Costello. "I get real strength from that. I don't want to be just a cult | "It's real encouraging when people come up and say they enjoy the music," says Costello. "I get real strength from that. I don't want to be just a cult band, I want to reach everyone. I can't do that until the radio stations begin to play my music. | ||
"That's why I wrote 'Radio, Radio,' attacking the | "That's why I wrote 'Radio, Radio,' attacking the guys who run the stations for giving us the same kind of music hour after hour. There's no spirit in radio today, I want to break down the Formats and the formulas, so you don't have to listen to just disco or that heavy metal rubbish. | ||
"I never think of what I do as being negative. I don't understand why people call it that. Just because you say you don't like something, doesn't mean you're negative. If you don't like things that are negative, that's a positive statement. That's how I see my music. | "I never think of what I do as being negative. I don't understand why people call it that. Just because you say you don't like something, doesn't mean you're negative. If you don't like things that are negative, that's a positive statement. That's how I see my music. |
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