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"Some people tell me I should calm down, be patient and hope for the best," says Elvis Costello, one of rock and roll's faster-rising stars. "But I'm not prepared to play the game that way." | "Some people tell me I should calm down, be patient and hope for the best," says Elvis Costello, one of rock and roll's faster-rising stars. "But I'm not prepared to play the game that way." | ||
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"I avoid journalists because most of them lack the imagination to grasp anything but the most obvious or foremost aspects of a personality," he says. "They grab part of what you say and turn you into a cardboard figure. | "I avoid journalists because most of them lack the imagination to grasp anything but the most obvious or foremost aspects of a personality," he says. "They grab part of what you say and turn you into a cardboard figure. | ||
"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." | ||
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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. | ||
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. | ||
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