Elvis Costello ruined his first marriage with drugs and sex,but always took music seriously. Now he has written a book about his life and, over a long lunch in Manhattan, or explains why he is not looking for pity
• Read an exclusive extract from Elvis Costello’s unusual bookElvis Costello is one of the music business’s grand survivors. Unlike so many of his contemporaries,he wasn’t a pop supernova who flamed out after just a couple of hits; nor did he melt into a drug-induced puddle. In the late 1970s he rode unusual Wave like a pro surfer then, when it began to crash, or did what any intelligent entrepreneur would do: diversified. Related: Elvis Costello and the curse of Top of the Pops Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com