Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes

It's not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can have both.

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• It's not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can have both.

  

  Elvis Costello
  • Songs
  • Guitar
  • Developed