great clip of a great man who is going to be desperately missed, who is desperately missed. Hard to imagine that voice, that eloquence, that humour dry being made silent. That said, I like it in this interview where he talks about So It Goes and It's importance. He talk about the number of people who can remember where they were when they saw the Pistols on that show. It wouldn't be hard to guess where they were. At home watching the TV. RIP Anthony
Even though Tony Wilson was misguided in some of his business practices, his ideals and genuine love of Manchester, the music and the people, for me; makes him one of the most likeable blokes of his generation. I was brought in Liverpool and I don't know anyone in Liverpool of that that time, who felt so dearly about their city. I don't care what anyone says. We may have brought forth The Beatles, The La's, Cast, Space, The Coral, The Cavern (blah, blah) etc. but Manchester gave birth to: Joy Division Martin Hannett New Order The Duritti Column A Certain Ratio 808 State Mike Pickering A Guy Called Gerald Happy Mondays The Stone Rose's Thr Smiths John Cooper Clarke. The we have places like Afflecks Palace, All The Northern Quarter, Band on the Wall. Strawberry Studio (Sadly no longer exists) The Hacienda (Is now fancy apartments. I never got experience it - was too young 😢) The dry bar 🍸 (no longer- exists- why the hell did that close? It looked awesome). There, are probably loads, and loads that I have neglected to mention. This also includes all the back catalogue of wonderful Twisted Nerve Records. Sorry for going on, very boring 😴 but despite being scouser I can't help but admire Manchester as a city.
factory and wilson were about the artists and not money..... think we are cut from the same cloth frieind....tony wilson was not only a true genius he was manchester...shame hooky didt think the same.. laugh
is that Tony Wilson, or Anthony Wilson or Anthony H Wilson? aside from his slack management of Factory Records and his being a mover in UK pop Wilson was a twat. Having said that another Wilson would be welcomed.
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Channel 4 was incredible in the eighties. Great times - everything so fresh and new. Nothing really like it today.
What a great guy. Thank the heavens for this cultural hero.
great clip of a great man who is going to be desperately missed, who is desperately missed.
Hard to imagine that voice, that eloquence, that humour dry being made silent.
That said, I like it in this interview where he talks about So It Goes and It's importance. He talk about the number of people who can remember where they were when they saw the Pistols on that show.
It wouldn't be hard to guess where they were. At home watching the TV.
RIP Anthony
Even though Tony Wilson was misguided in some of his business practices, his ideals and genuine love of Manchester, the music and the people, for me; makes him one of the most likeable blokes of his generation.
I was brought in Liverpool and I don't know anyone in Liverpool of that that time, who felt so dearly about their city.
I don't care what anyone says. We may have brought forth The Beatles, The La's, Cast, Space, The Coral, The Cavern (blah, blah) etc. but Manchester gave birth to:
Joy Division
Martin Hannett
New Order
The Duritti Column
A Certain Ratio
808 State
Mike Pickering
A Guy Called Gerald
Happy Mondays
The Stone Rose's
Thr Smiths
John Cooper Clarke.
The we have places like Afflecks Palace, All The Northern Quarter, Band on the Wall. Strawberry Studio (Sadly no longer exists) The Hacienda (Is now fancy apartments. I never got experience it - was too young 😢) The dry bar 🍸 (no longer- exists- why the hell did that close? It looked awesome).
There, are probably loads, and loads that I have neglected to mention. This also includes all the back catalogue of wonderful Twisted Nerve Records.
Sorry for going on, very boring 😴 but despite being scouser I can't help but admire Manchester as a city.
The opening scene of him getting out his car- pure Alan Partridge
Say what you want about this man. Joy Division, Happy Mondays, New Order, Hacienda...never would have come to be.
All in Knightsbridge. Everyone.
Look at Castlefield!! That's all been redeveloped and the tram goes over that bridge!!
ruclips.net/video/hhD2aJ-eKR0/видео.html here he is again, in 2000, in that area
good to hear the wake playing in the background :]
Fuck me! The Sex Pistols had a presence!!! NOTHING LIKE IT TODAY!!!
Modern Manchester wouldn't exist without Anthony H Wilson, factory records and the hacienda
channel 4 was pretty good in those days, supposedly
Manchester owes a great debt to Tony Wilson.
Legend.
I saw Elvis Costello at Eric's in Liverpool I think.
7:00 4D MAN! 1959
Look at the rather thin and young Paul Morley (that Liverpool one) at 3:34
@Tommyfazz I like to think that Tony would of whole heartedly agreed with you that he was a twat. But as far as twats go he was a pretty good one
He has Blondie on So it Goes as well.
great video. rob never did get his helicopter
factory and wilson were about the artists and not money..... think we are cut from the same cloth frieind....tony wilson was not only a true genius he was manchester...shame hooky didt think the same.. laugh
Had the mistaken impression this was to be a talk about plastic explosives. Pity.
@jodhpurs Yeah , there not much about it
@jodhpurs
and morrisey
Not Tony Wilson from Hot Chocolate?
Joy Division/New Order are one of the greatest bands of all time. Happy Mondays however were bang average imo
Agreed.
Get lost.
Tony was from Weatherfield?
Did he drink in t'rovers?
With Percy Sugden
is that Tony Wilson, or Anthony Wilson or Anthony H Wilson? aside from his slack management of Factory Records and his being a mover in UK pop Wilson was a twat. Having said that another Wilson would be welcomed.
Your statement is self-contradictory and yet you are totally correct.