Edwyn Collins: 'My lyrics are simple now'

Edwyn Collins has revealed that he writes simpler lyrics since he suffered two strokes in 2005.

The former Orange Juice frontman releases Losing Sleep, his first album fully written since he was hospitalised, on September 20.

Collins told Metro about his most recent songs: "My lyrics are now simple. Backward, maybe, ha. They used to be very flowery. Now they’re direct and focused and repetitious and precise.

"When I first started talking after the stroke, all I could say was 'yes', 'no', [my wife's name] 'Grace Maxwell' and 'the possibilities are endless'. Over and over again."

Of his changed singing voice, Collins quipped: "I actually think I sing a lot better now than I did on the early Orange Juice singles. My voice was awful on some of those tracks. Awful!"