Elvis Costello: "Ludicrous" to Sue Olivia Rodrigo over Musical Allusion

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In a wide-ranging interview, Elvis Costello opens up about social media self-righteousness, why he didn’t sue Olivia Rodrigo for that “Brutal” riff, and creating ‘King of America & Other Realms.’ https://t.co/5F02JmA9uo
- VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 24, 2024
Elvis Costello sat down with Vanity Fair to talk about a range of things (his career,

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[owl_get_you]

I was so into him as a teen/early twenties until my prefrontal cortex developed and was like, “hey man, it’s kind of weird you dropped a nuclear n-bomb in Oliver’s Army?????” but it turned out he also thought it was weird and was like, “my b I regret it and I won’t sing it anymore”

and idk I just think there are some people (morrissey) who could take a page and reevaluate their art under a modern lens

[angriest_girl]

That’s good to hear because as catchy as that song is, that’s always bothered me.

[steffi_333]

We stan listening to perspectives and growth in our celebs

[just444]

The Guts concert movie on Netflix is fun, she puts on a good show

[owl_get_you]

I just think she’s so neat.

[lamppost1911]

“Neat” to describe a concert?? Who are you, Kevin Costner??

https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/94072498.html

[zhenyaodin2]

That's my absolute favorite part of truth or dare. Madonna is sooooooo disgusted by it, there's no way not to laugh.

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[__onthebound]

i only have 1 album (radio>?) but i love it

[ty]

Class act!