Elvis Costello never wanted to be a pop star, but it happened

(This article appeared in the Chicago Tribune November 4, 2015) http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-elvis-costello-never-wanted-to-be-a-pop-star-20151104-story.html By John Carpenter The well-dressed older British gentleman sipped cappuccino and popped the occasional berry into his mouth, sitting in a discreet corner of the Peninsula Hotel lobby as he quietly remembered his days as an angry young punk. There was no mistaking Elvis Costello, with his dark suit and Buddy Holly frames. But anyone who was at the Riviera Theatre back on Dec. 3, 1977, when he and his Attractions ripped through a 13-song, 40-minute set for their… Read more Elvis Costello never wanted to be a pop star, but it happened →