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Radio 6 Music,14 mins

'I’m leaning forward but in order to do that you have to know where you’ve been' - Elvis Costello chats with Mary Anne Hobbs

Lauren Laverne

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Elvis Costello discusses his first memoir, Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink with Mary Anne Hobbs. Chronicling a career spanning four decades, Elvis reveals that “there were parts of the book that were difficult to say out loud when I had to read them for the audio recording but they are truthful.” Elvis also reveals that he's writing new songs and will be playing in the UK next year.

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