Reason Humanity Should Not Be Destroyed #9

Edwyn Collins battles back from two strokes to still perform live. When the only other news about music is who Amy Winehouse punched and which jail Weiland's going to be spending tonight in, it's nice to see actual uplifting music stories. Edwyn Collins had to re-learn all of the songs that he wrote after a severe brain hemorrhage in 2005.

It's a moving story about the triumph of a man who teetered on the edge of death and came back. There's no irony to get in the way.

Here's a video from his biggest hit: