Alvas costello is a genius, and like a lot of geniuses, he has a really strong personality. A few years later his record label decides they want to broaden his commercial appeal. Castello turns to langer and winstanley again - only this time the first thing he said is, i want to call it good by cword. He didn't even tell the band, so he was confiding in me. They do a first run through, recording all the songs alive. Langer is to produce the one who's supposed to be running the show. But immediately there's an issue, alvas basly takes over,. Because he's quite a forceful, powerful guy
How does genius emerge? An exploration of different types of innovation—through the lens of Elvis Costello’s extraordinary song “Deportee,” once utterly forgettable and then, through time and iteration, a work of beauty and genius.
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