Maybe the worst thing is not caring what people think. That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life. Tony Wilson More Quotes by Tony Wilson More Quotes From Tony Wilson This is Manchester, we do things differently here. Tony Wilson rock-musicdifferenttelevision 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 druggunpride 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 icarusfineshould When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend. Tony Wilson legendsprintpicks Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does. Tony Wilson musicianlisteningdoe Nothing useless can be truly beautiful. Tony Wilson uselessbeautiful Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist. Tony Wilson bandspecialneeds 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 knowingmotherthinking If you live in Birmingham, then being awake is not necessarily a desirable state. Tony Wilson birminghamawakestates There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity. Tony Wilson homegrownlocalspowerful I'm a minor player in my own life story. Tony Wilson life-storyplayerstories Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion. Tony Wilson energyagereligion I am not a piece of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think. Tony Wilson recordspiecesthinking The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you. Tony Wilson specialmeanpeople I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old. Tony Wilson minorsyears I think the Navy is going to be excited to see the tactical performance of the aircraft. Tony Wilson company-news Richard Branson once said: 'Tony's very good at selling bands and he's very good at making television programmes. But he'll never be great at either, until he decides which one he wants to do.' I entirely accept that. That doesn't matter to me very much. I like the irony of the two lives. Tony Wilson greatgoodmematter I am very much an only child, meaning I am self-reliant, egocentric, sociable. I had my mother, father, and an uncle who lived with us, all doting on me. Tony Wilson i-ammemotherfather I'm going to be the next David Frost. Tony Wilson davidgoingnextfrost People shouting abuse has happened for a very long time, and I find it kind of amusing and irrelevant. Tony Wilson long-timetimelongpeople
