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I've been here all the time; I could be putting out as many albums as Costello, y'know what I mean?

Elvis Costello's song writing is so peerless and individualistic. It's storytelling and it's deeply intelligent and clever.

Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it.

The stuff I write I'm very proud of, but I'm smart enough to know I'll never get on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' next to Elvis Costello.

In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.

Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether.

When Elvis was performing, you just tried to figure out a way to get there. I think he set all the records and anyone that has ever had the good fortune to see him, you know what it's like to try to get in to see Elvis. It was impossible, practically.

Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta ways.

I have a very long and beautiful love affair with Elvis Presley. I own every record he ever made, so I have about 150, almost 200 records of his. So much that I haven't even listened to all of them. I see an Elvis record that I don't have, and I'll buy it and put it in my collection.

People love their favorite records. And I aspire to make a record someone might be able to love in that way.