Episode 654 - Elvis Costello

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.6 • 29.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2015

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Fresh off writing his memoir and primed by a high octane espresso from Marc’s kitchen, Elvis Costello is ready to dive into his past and connect the dots on his prolific career. Elvis talks with Marc about forming The Attractions, producing for The Specials, working with Nick Lowe, collaborating with Burt Bacharach, and writing dozens of indelible hit songs.

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0:00.0	Lock the gates!
0:01.0	Alright, let's do this.
0:10.7	How are you, what the fuckers?
0:12.0	What the fuck buddies?
0:13.0	What the fucksters?
0:14.7	What the fuck in years?
0:16.1	What's going on?
0:17.1	I'm Mark Marin.
0:18.1	This is WTF.
0:19.1	This is my podcast.
0:20.1	Welcome.
0:21.1	I want a special shout out because occasionally, you know, I say hello to people on their bikes
0:25.4	or in their cubicles or on the treadmill or at the gym or cleaning up or painting or perhaps
0:31.3	you're finishing that sculpture or maybe you're just putting the final touches on that
0:39.3	bunker, stalking up those shelves with canned goods and jerky.
0:44.1	I don't know.
0:45.1	I don't necessarily think that's my audience, but it's possible.
0:48.0	But somebody said, how about those of us who are working in the lab?
0:52.7	Well, how are you?
0:55.3	Welcome to the show.
0:57.3	Those of you who are busy at work in the lab doing things with microscopes or vials.
1:04.9	I see smoking blue liquid and test tubes, perhaps dissecting things, maybe just moving highly
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