I think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist.
Elvis CostelloMorrissey writes wonderful song titles, but sadly he often forgets to write the song.
Elvis CostelloI get very frustrated by this term 'genre exercise.' I mean, what exactly is that? Genre is not really relevant when you are writing a song; hopefully you are doing it to explore something, to create something, and I don't agree that any of my albums are genre exercises.
Elvis Costello