Edwyn Collins Quotes & Sayings

I wanted to sound new and exciting - the punk movement was over with for me. — Edwyn Collins

I was crazy back then, I must admit. I had an extreme attitude. — Edwyn Collins

At first it was difficult for me to draw. My right hand doesn't work anymore so I had to train myself to use my left hand. But I persevered. The first one I ended up finishing was the duck. — Edwyn Collins

I love my music and recording people. — Edwyn Collins

The first thing that got to me was seeing David Bowie on a children's TV show, but Bowie was way beyond my aspirations. The Buzzcocks' Spiral Scratch came out in 1977 and it had a breakdown of the recording costs, then you saw Pete Shelley playing a broken guitar from Woolworths. We already had an idea of the kind of music we wanted to do, but punk showed us a way to do it. — Edwyn Collins

I'm working and it's great. Life's great. Believe me on that. So what if I had a stroke? I'm getting on with things. — Edwyn Collins

Music is my life and my passion ... — Edwyn Collins

I'm an old man now. I can't believe it. I'm listening to all sorts because I'm producing people. — Edwyn Collins