Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes

My dad had a steady job with a really major dance band from '54 till '68, and then quit because he wanted to play different music. He wanted to sing about peace. He believed in these things.

Elvis Costello

• Music
• Job
• Peace
• Dance
• Believed
• My Dad

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• My dad had a steady job with a really major dance band from '54 till '68, and then quit because he wanted to play different music. He wanted to sing about peace. He believed in these things.

  

  Elvis Costello
  • Music
  • Job
  • Peace