Overview
The memories of Elvis Costello, one of the most unique and authentic characters in contemporary popular culture, are included in this book. Costello is not a star in the conventional sense of the term. In these pages we learn about the individual who since age thirteen was fascinated not only by the music, but also by the lifestyle that it was proposing.Reviews
"Some of the best writing – funny, strange, spiteful, anguished – we've ever had from an important musician." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times, on the English-language edition
"The book is fantastic - maybe the best about music by a musician that I've read.... The stuff about the collaborations alone - McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Allen Toussaint, the Roots, the Brodsky Quartet - is riveting." —Nick Hornby, on the English-language edition
"With an encyclopedic knowledge and appreciation for, and deep love of, music, and with an expressive power and heart, Costello's memoir will take its place in the highest echelons of the genre." —Library Journal (starred review), on the English-language edition
"This is a big book, literally, by one of the best rockers in the business. Given the singular, and eclectic, nature of his career, it is no surprise that Elvis Costello's anecdotal autobiography is an idiosyncratic journey through his music and the people and places that have inspired him…A must for Costello fans everywhere." —Booklist (starred review), on the English-language editionAuthor Biography
Elvis Costello was born as Declan MacManus into a family of musicians. His musical career began in the late seventies and he has collaborated with Burt Bacharach and The Brodsky Quartet.