Complicated Shadows: The Life And Music Of Elvis Costello

Complicated Shadows paints a detailed and accurate portrait of an intensely private and complex individual.

Reviews

"Brilliantly written... in the absence of Elvis Costello putting pen to paper himself, this is far and away the next best thing." Record Collector; "A substantive record of the man's energy and brilliance after nearly 30 years of standing up when we might have expected him to be falling down." Observer; "A cracker... meticulously researched and fluently told." Observer Music Monthly; "Thomson's pop scholarship is strong: he has gone deep into the archives and immersed himself in the music." Guardian; "As believable and fair a picture of the man himself as I suspect is actually possible. He'll not like it though." Herald; "Vital" Uncut"