Elvis interview , NME , August 1977

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Elvis interview , NME , August 1977

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The full text of this much quoted interview does not appear to be available on the 'net. Scanned from a 1980's collection ( Elvis Costello So Far - Richard Groothuizen ) , here it is -

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August 27th 1977 New Musical Express
"In the future everyone will be a star for fifteen minutes"
- Andy Warhol
D.P. Costello of Whitton , Middlesex , it is your turn to be The Future of Rock & Roll

by Nick Kent


IT’S BEEN a rough old week for Elvis Costello.

Last weekend he was right up there in the play lists with his “Red Shoesâ€
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I remember reading this article as it appeared (in, I believe, a somewhat truncated form) in Creem magazine here in the USA. As a teenager in 1977, I though EC was pretty out there and way cool. Reading it now, EC comes off as somewhat of a dork and extremely immature; however, back in 1977, so was I!!!

I'm so glad things have changed for the better!!! :wink:
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I remember reading this article as it appeared (in, I believe, a somewhat truncated form) in Creem magazine here in the USA. As a teenager in 1977, I though EC was pretty out there and way cool. Reading it now, EC comes off as somewhat of a dork and extremely immature; however, back in 1977, so was I!!!

I'm so glad things have changed for the better!!! :wink:
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But he was 22!
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“The only two things that matter to me, the only motivation points for me writing all these songs,â€
I want to be like Harry Houdini
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There are a few errors in the text ; I'll correct them this evening.
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Corrected in full - I hope!
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[quote]EL’S ALREADY had his share of controversy, y’know. Yessir, even the National Front have apparently been trying to dog his tracks ever since the release of the first-ever Costello vinyl artifact “Less Than Zeroâ€
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I think that the second interview is more interesting, especially when he talks about the songs and his relationship with them.
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Dark Stuff related 'bump'!
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Re: Elvis interview , NME , August 1977

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This is now on wiki -

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... t_27,_1977
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