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Anthony Howard "Tony" Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC.

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

Band, Bez, Good, Needs, Special

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.

Influence, Knowing, Mother, Taxi, Think, Thinking

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

Celebrity, Homegrown, Local, Locals, Powerful

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

Celebrity, Minor, Minors, Old, Years

This is Manchester, we do things differently here

Different, Differently, Manchester, Rock Music, Television, Things

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

Legend, Legends, Pick, Picks, Print

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

Hash, Pieces, Records, Think, Thinking

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.

Fine, Icarus, Probably, Should

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.

Arches, Drug, Gun, Manchester, Money, Pride

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

Awake, Birmingham, Desirable, State, States

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

Celebrity, Mean, People, Special

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

Age, Energy, Hokum, Religion

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

Life Story, Minor, Player, Stories, Story

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

Doe, Enjoy, Jazz, Listening, Musician, Musicians

Nothing useless can be truly beautiful.

Beautiful, Nothing, Useless

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