Edwyn Collins Quotes

• 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

  Children, Guitar, Tv Shows

  "Home entertainment". Interview with Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. November 07, 2002.

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• I was crazy back then, I must admit. I had an extreme attitude.

  Edwyn Collins

  Attitude, Crazy, Extremes

  Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. November 17, 2010.

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• 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

  Believe, What If, Strokes

  Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. November 17, 2010.

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

  Edwyn Collins

  Sound, Movement, Punk

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• 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

  Hands, Ducks, Finishing

  Source: www.vice.com

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• Music is my life and my passion.

  Edwyn Collins

  Passion, Music Is My Life, Music Is

  "5-10-15-20: Edwyn Collins". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. November 17, 2010.

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

  Edwyn Collins

  Believe, Men, People

  Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. November 17, 2010.

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• I love my music and recording people.

  Edwyn Collins

  People

  "5-10-15-20: Edwyn Collins". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. November 17, 2010.

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