• 5 years ago
Als frontman van Orange Juice was Edwyn Collins in de jaren '80 het middelpunt van de Schotse postpunkscene. In 2005 zette een dubbele hersenbloeding zijn leven op z'n kop. Met het vorige maand verschenen album Losing Sleep meldt Collins zich weer aan het front. "Ik spreek traag, maar mijn liedjes zijn perfect."

Watch more videos at http://www.faceculture.com and follow us on http://www.twitter.com/_FaceCulture. Video interview with Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. FaceCulture spoke to the former Orange Juice frontman about Amsterdam, his new solo album Losing Sleep, fast and easy songs, positive and full of energy songs, the single Losing Sleep, his stroke, being angry with himself, the song It Dawns on me, staying happy, his wife Grace, collaborations, making music, interpretation of the songs, tape recorder, the surprising end result, the joy of working again, BBC Documentary Home Again, playing guitar, drawing with left hand, the importance of both passions (drawing and music), his son William, being lazy, having this illness, the hospital, making progress, singing perfectly, recalling old songs, memories, identity, working hard, not being shy, to be on stage again, his plans for the future, and more. (31/08/2010)

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