Tony Wilson Quotes

• This is Manchester, we do things differently here.

  Tony Wilson

  Different, Television, Rock Music

  "No strings attached: why the trend for classical 'raves' needs to end" by John Thorp, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2016.

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• When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend.

  Tony Wilson

  Legends, Print, Picks

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• Most of all, I love Manchester. The crumbling warehouses, the railway arches, the cheap abundant drugs. That's what did it in the end. Not the money, not the music, not even the guns. That is my heroic flaw: my excess of civic pride.

  Tony Wilson

  Pride, Gun, Drug

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• I’ll just say one word: Icarus. If you get it, great. If you don’t, that’s fine too. But you should probably read more.

  Tony Wilson

  Should, Fine, Icarus

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• Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.

  Tony Wilson

  Listening, Musician, Doe

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• Nothing useless can be truly beautiful.

  Tony Wilson

  Beautiful, Useless

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• I'm a minor player in my own life story.

  Tony Wilson

  Player, Stories, Life Story

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• Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.

  Tony Wilson

  Special, Needs, Band

  "Fictional character: Tony Wilson". "24 Hour Party People", www.imdb.com. 2002.

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• There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.

  Tony Wilson

  Powerful, Homegrown, Locals

  "'I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old'". Interview with Jessica Hodgson, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2002.

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• If you live in Birmingham, then being awake is not necessarily a desirable state.

  Tony Wilson

  States, Birmingham, Awake

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• That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life. I remember once refusing to get on a bus with her because she was wearing a mink, and I thought we should be taking a taxi. She just said, 'Who cares what people think?' and I remember sitting on that bus, being utterly embarrassed, but knowing somehow that she was totally correct.

  Tony Wilson

  Mother, Thinking, Knowing

  "It was the best party... ever". Interview with Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. March 3, 2002.

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• I am not a piece of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think.

  Tony Wilson

  Thinking, Pieces, Records

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• Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.

  Tony Wilson

  Religion, Age, Energy

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• The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.

  Tony Wilson

  Mean, People, Special

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• I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old.

  Tony Wilson

  Years, Minors

  "'I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old'". Interview with Jessica Hodgson, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2002.

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