Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening and making my own choices about music.
From Elvis Costello
Really the only thing holding a lot of records together is the personality of the singer, and the will to write all of these different things.
There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.
These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas.
Very similar experience happened last year when we released this album, North. It was on Deutsche Grammophon, it was very, very honest. It was the most honest record I've ever written.
Well, I've had a lot of different experiences in music over the years. And not everything you do can satisfy everybody's idealised version of you.
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