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He might not have been to Queenstown before, but Elvis Costello has heard a lot about the town. | He might not have been to Queenstown before, but Elvis Costello has heard a lot about the town. | ||
"They tell me it's great", the English-born, Vancouver-based singer-songwriter said via phone from Melbourne last week before he and his band The Imposters packed their bags for their performance at the Queenstown Blues And Roots Festival on Saturday. | |||
"I like making a debut somewhere after 37 years in the business." | |||
Costello began working as a professional musician shortly after the release of his first album, ''My Aim Is True'', in 1977. | Costello began working as a professional musician shortly after the release of his first album, ''My Aim Is True'', in 1977. | ||
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In the same year, he married Canadian pianist-singer [[Diana Krall]] (the couple have 7-year-old twin boys). | In the same year, he married Canadian pianist-singer [[Diana Krall]] (the couple have 7-year-old twin boys). | ||
Costello (59), one of the headline acts at the festival, said his set-list was likely to include many of his best-known tunes, | Costello (59), one of the headline acts at the festival, said his set-list was likely to include many of his best-known tunes, "because you are trying to make a connection with a whole field full of people". | ||
Some of those songs included early singles [[Watching The Detectives]], [[Oliver's Army]] and [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] as well as later tracks, such as 1989's [[Veronica]], co-written with McCartney. | Some of those songs included early singles [[Watching The Detectives]], [[Oliver's Army]] and [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] as well as later tracks, such as 1989's [[Veronica]], co-written with McCartney. | ||
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{{Bibliography notes}} | {{Bibliography notes}} | ||
'''Otago Daily Times, April | '''Otago Daily Times, April 22, 2014 | ||
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[[Shane Gilchrist]] interviews and profiles EC ahead of his concert with the Imposters on Saturday, [[Concert 2014-04-26 Queenstown|April 26, 2014]] at the Queenstown Blues & Roots Festival, Queenstown, New Zealand. | [[Shane Gilchrist]] interviews and profiles EC ahead of his concert with the Imposters on Saturday, [[Concert 2014-04-26 Queenstown|April 26, 2014]] at the Queenstown Blues & Roots Festival, Queenstown, New Zealand. | ||
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<small>"I like making a debut somewhere after 37 years in the business."<br>Photo by [[Danny Clinch]]. </small> | <small>"I like making a debut somewhere after 37 years in the business."<br>Photo by [[Danny Clinch]]. </small> | ||
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