Chasing emotionally unavailable men, ruining her contract with Eileen ford, getting involved with Elvis Costello while he was married. His father, Ross MacManus, was a British band leader who went by the name Day Costello onstage. Looking wholesome glamorous hanging off the arm of a drugged out rocker. His manager, Jake Riviera, suggested a name change and Costello went with Elvis Presley’s first name and his father’s stage name Costello. In 2003, Costello and the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Ĭostello picked his stage name when he signed his first record deal with Stiff Records. He began his career in London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s, and later became part of the first wave of the British punk and new wave era later that decade.Įlvis has won several awards, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Singer. He made his 60 million dollar fortune with My Aim Is True, North, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane.