Elvis Costello has no plans to write new music: “Those days are gone”

Elvis Costello has cast doubt on making another record, saying in a recent interview that “those days are gone” and that there are no expectations for him to release new music. The remarks come as he focuses on touring and revisiting his earlier catalogue, though he later said he was being slightly facetious and did not want to answer the question directly.

Costello’s most recent album of original solo material was 2022’s *The Boy Named If*, which reached number six in the UK and 200 in the US. He described several albums, including *This Year’s Model*, *Blood and Chocolate*, *Brutal Youth* and *The Boy Named If*, as not commercially successful compared with some of his other work. He remains engaged in writing, including 60 pages of notes for a new box set, and recently toured the UK and Europe performing songs from 1977 to 1986.