Editing Elvis Costello (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Elvis Costello and Diana Krall.jpg|thumb|Costello and Diana Krall in 2009]]
Costello has no full siblings.<ref name="Chalmers2009" /> He has four half-brothers from his father's second marriage, all of whom are musicians.<ref name="Laing2011"/>

In November 1974, Costello married Mary Burgoyne.{{sfn|Thomson|2004|p=49}} Costello has said he had hoped to marry Burgoyne since he was 14 years old and they were at school together in London, although they did not begin dating until four years later, when Costello moved back to London after living with his mother in Liverpool for two and a half years.{{sfn|Costello|2015|pp=17, 107, 152–153}}<ref>{{Cite news|title=Declan (Elvis? The King? The Count?) McManus|last=Fallon|first=BP|date=29 May 1983|work=Dublin Sunday Tribune}}</ref> They have one child, Matthew MacManus, born in early 1975.{{sfn|Thomson|2004|pp=49–50}} Costello's rapid rise to fame put a strain on their marriage almost immediately.{{sfn |Costello|2015|pp=189, 259, 361–362}} The couple separated in early 1978 but reconciled the following year.{{sfn|Costello|2015|pp=361–362}}{{sfn|Thomson|2004|p=146}} They separated permanently in mid-1984 and finalised their divorce in 1988.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Goodbye Cruel World liner notes|title-link=Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello album) |date=2004 |first=Elvis |last=Costello |type=booklet |publisher=[[Rhino Records]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Thomson|2004|pp=235–236}} Costello has said that his inability to remain faithful in his first marriage, and the emotional turmoil it caused him, has been a major inspiration for his songs.<ref name="Chalmers2009" />{{sfn|Costello|2015|loc=chap 27, 36}}

In early 1985, Costello began a romantic relationship with [[Cait O'Riordan]], then bass player for [[the Pogues]], whom he met in October 1984 while their respective bands were on tour together.{{sfn|Thomson|2004|pp=214–216}} In May 1986, they exchanged wedding rings and thereafter presented themselves, and were regarded, as husband and wife. They were never legally married.{{sfn|Costello|2015|p=511}}{{sfn|Thomson|2004|pp=235–236}} In September 2002, Costello ended the relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2516563.stm|title=Costello splits from wife|date=26 November 2002|website=BBC News|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> O'Riordan said that she was never married, that there was "no piece of paper with marriage on it". They have no children. Since their split, both Costello and O'Riordan have described the union as unhappy.{{sfn |Costello|2015|p=511-519}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/life-after-rehab-26433990.html|title=Life after rehab|date=30 March 2008|work=Independent|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref>

In early 2003, Costello became engaged to and went on to marry singer and pianist [[Diana Krall]], whom he met at the Grammy Awards ceremony the year before.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/diana-krall-s-dad-unable-to-keep-daughter-s-engagement/article_ea4fbdc5-6074-51f2-9035-762b6c059db3.html|title=Diana Krall's dad unable to keep daughter's engagement a secret|date=14 May 2003|work=Sioux City Journal|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/look-of-love-vol-59-no-12/|title=Look of love|last=Smith|first=Kyle|date=31 March 2003|website=People|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> They married in December 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3309403.stm|title=Singers Costello and Krall wed|date=11 December 2003|website=BBC News|access-date=27 May 2008}}</ref> The couple has twin sons, born in December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6164859.stm|title=Costello and Krall have twin boys|date=9 December 2006|website=BBC News|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref>

=== Health ===
In July 2018, Costello announced that he had been successfully treated for a cancerous growth six weeks earlier, but needed to cancel the remaining six dates of his European tour to continue recovering from the surgery. Costello said he had underestimated how much time he would need to recover.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abshire |first=Emily |date=6 July 2018 |title=Elvis Costello Cancels European Tour Dates To Recover From Cancer Surgery |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/06/626515133/elvis-costello-cancels-tour-dates-to-recover-from-cancer-surgery}}</ref> He resumed performing in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Kevin |last2=Roti |first2=Jessi |date=16 September 2018 |title=29 beats on Riot Fest: All the punks, young and old, with some clunkers and legends |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-riot-fest-review-0917-story.html}}</ref>

=== Humanitarian causes ===
In 2017, Costello helped establish the Musician Treatment Foundation as a member of its board of directors. The foundation, which is based in Austin, Texas, helps under- and uninsured professional musicians receive free orthopaedic care for upper limb injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://mtfusa.org/about/ |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Musician Treatment Foundation |date=19 August 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> He performed concerts for the foundation's benefit in October 2017 and December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elvis Costello – October 22nd, 2017 |url=https://mtfusa.org/events/elvis-costello-october-22nd-2017/ |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Musician Treatment Foundation |date=11 June 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elvis Costello & Friends: King of America & Other Realms Benefit Concert |url=https://mtfusa.org/events/elvis-costello-king-of-america-and-other-kingdoms-benefit-concert/ |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Musician Treatment Foundation |date=16 August 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Costello sits on the advisory board of the board of directors of the [[Jazz Foundation of America]], which provides emergency financial support and other services to working and retired musicians.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Board |url=https://jazzfoundation.org/the-board/ |website=Jazz Foundation of America}}</ref>

===Vegetarianism===
A [[pescatarian]] since the early 1980s, Costello says he was moved to reject meat after seeing the documentary ''[[The Animals Film]]'' (1982), which also helped inspire his song "Pills and Soap" from 1983's ''Punch the Clock''.<ref name=NYer2010>{{cite magazine |last1=Paumgarten |first1=Nick |date=8 November 2010 |title=Brilliant Mistake: Elvis Costello's boundless career |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |pages=48–59 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/08/101108fa_fact_paumgarten |access-date=22 January 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308130521/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/08/101108fa_fact_paumgarten |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2013, Costello teamed up with Paul McCartney to create an advertisement campaign backing vegetarian foods produced by the [[Linda McCartney Foods]] brand.<ref>{{cite news |title=Elvis Costello voices ad for new Linda McCartney vegetarian food range |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/elvis-costello-voices-ad-for-new-linda-mccartney-vegetarian-food-range-8456232.html |location=London |work=The Independent |first=Adam |last=Sherwin |date=18 January 2013 |access-date=27 August 2017 |archive-date=3 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303230704/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/elvis-costello-voices-ad-for-new-linda-mccartney-vegetarian-food-range-8456232.html |url-status=live}}</ref>