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"Sure there's anger in my songs. Young people today are angry. Dreams don't seem to be coming true for anybody anymore. We want so much, and the world has suddenly gone to sleep. But there are other emotions in my songs, too. I'm extremely irate about some things, but it's pointless to be irate about everything. Perpetual rage loses its impact. It's like someone who goes around grouching all the time. Pretty soon, you don't want to be around him." | "Sure there's anger in my songs. Young people today are angry. Dreams don't seem to be coming true for anybody anymore. We want so much, and the world has suddenly gone to sleep. But there are other emotions in my songs, too. I'm extremely irate about some things, but it's pointless to be irate about everything. Perpetual rage loses its impact. It's like someone who goes around grouching all the time. Pretty soon, you don't want to be around him." | ||
For someone who was working as a computer technician less than two years ago, the 23-year-old singer and songwriter has enjoyed a remarkable rise. His two albums did much better in sales than anyone predicted | For someone who was working as a computer technician less than two years ago, the 23-year-old singer and songwriter has enjoyed a remarkable rise. His two albums did much better in sales than anyone predicted. | ||
Still, Costello is working hard at broadening his audience. "I'm not a punk rocker who only appeals to a small group of people," Costello states. "I'm a mainstream rock and roller who just wants to get all the | Still, Costello is working hard at broadening his audience. "I'm not a punk rocker who only appeals to a small group of people," Costello states. "I'm a mainstream rock and roller who just wants to get all the pap off the radio and get some more rock back on." | ||
Though Costello's style is far more musical and accessible than the Sex Pistols and other new wave British bands, there is an energy and vitality to it that has caused many — especially radio programmers — to think of Costello as part of the punk movement. | Though Costello's style is far more musical and accessible than the Sex Pistols and other new wave British bands, there is an energy and vitality to it that has caused many — especially radio programmers — to think of Costello as part of the punk movement. | ||
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Costello, though, says he's more like Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison than the punkers. | Costello, though, says he's more like Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison than the punkers. | ||
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 | 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. | ||
The anger in Costello's music is mostly against apathy, and against people who give in too easily when it | 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, | "It's real encouraging when people come up and say they enjoy the music," says Costello, | ||
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<br><small> | <br><small>Photo by [[Chris Gabrin]].</small> | ||
<small>Page scan.</small><br> | <small>Page scan.</small><br> |
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