Celebrity Response
EC
Elvis Costello
Musician · 2022 · Aired May 7, 2022
Question set: Revised (2021–2022)
1
What's the best sandwich?
A connie onnie butty (condensed milk on white bread)
Condensed milk on white bread — 'post-war England if I've ever heard it'
2
What's one thing you own that you should really throw out?
—
Not asked on tape.
3
What is the scariest animal?
Tasmanian devil
Saw a keeper kick a hollow log and it came out like a 'spinning ball of fur and teeth'
4
Apples or oranges?
Apples
Finds peanut butter on an orange revolting
5
Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
Yes — Gregory Peck
Was 9, near Twickenham Studios; his dad got all four Beatles autographs at the 1963 Royal Variety Show but young Elvis cut them up
6
What do you think happens when we die?
We go into everything
7
What's your favorite action movie?
The Great Escape
Steve McQueen — but how did he get that crew neck sweater in a POW camp?
8
Window or aisle?
Aisle
Gets embarrassed making people move
9
What's your favorite smell?
A child's head / the nape of the neck of the one who loves you
All the things that make life rich
10
What's your least favorite smell?
Jacob's cream cracker factory smell
Lived next to the factory in Liverpool in 1971
11
What's the most used app on your phone?
Voice memos
Leaves voicemails to himself with song ideas — used to carry a tape recorder for the same purpose.
12
Cats or dogs?
Dogs
Cats are 'all plotting our downfall'
13
You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life — what is it?
"Come Together" (same as Ringo)
Goes with Ringo's answer — 'whatever Ringo says I'll have two of that'
14
What number am I thinking of?
49
15
Describe the rest of your life in five words.
"Trapped in the Ed Sullivan"
Reference to the Ed Sullivan Theater