Why Edwyn Collins won't be Losing Sleep over 'internet twerps'

Former Orange Juice star had to re-learn how to think, speak and walk before penning his new album. His 'massive ego' helps, says partner GraceBack in 1983, when fey, arty, jangle-pop ruled, Orange Juice took to the Top Of The Pops stage with their chipper arch-pop classic, Rip It Up. "Play those ukuleles, boys," intoned presenter John Peel, as bequiffed lead singer Edwyn Collins steered his combo through the enforced ignominy of sharing their stage with a dancing troupe in pink, big-pant bikini...

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