Elvis Costello has suggested that his songwriting days may be “gone”, quipping that “nobody cares whether I make another record”.

The British musician, who broke through in 1977 with the album My Aim is True , has released 33 studio albums over the course of his five-decade career.

His latest project is an extensive 104-track re-release of his debut record, with live recordings and early unheard studio recordings from the very start of his career.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Costello (real name Declan MacManus) was asked if he is writing new music.

Elvis Costello photographed in 2024 (Getty Images)

“No, those days are gone,” he replied. “I kind of have the same freedom now as I had when I started out, [which] is that nobody cares whether I make another record.…