Costello was asked by Rolling Stone what still attracted the rock veteran to writing guitar music, with the singer replying “I don’t like much rock music.

I like rock & roll.

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame member then went on to say that “when people ask me, ‘What’s your favourite record?’, I usually don’t name any electric-guitar records made in the last 30 years because the beat is so square.

I like things that float a bit or swing a bit, whether it’s rock & roll or actual jazz that swings.”.

They just don’t; they’re square and they sound like bad rock records from the nineties.