Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson
Anthony Howard "Tony" Wilsonwas an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth20 February 1950
neat
We get a lot of really neat toys,
chance coaches defense determined dropped half last pads physical score week win
Last week (Tony Wilson) was doing it and I had the chance to get two (interceptions) and I dropped them, and I told myself this week I was going to come out and play positive, ... Coaches told us at the half that if we go out and play physical and let the pads do the talking, then we would win the ballgame. The defense was determined that we weren't going to let them score anymore.
powerful homegrown locals
There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.
mean people special
The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.
years minors
I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old,
thinking pieces records
I am not a piece of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think.
religion age energy
Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.
states birmingham awake
If you live in Birmingham, then being awake is not necessarily a desirable state.
special band needs
Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.
player stories life-story
I'm a minor player in my own life story.
legends print picks
When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend.
mother thinking knowing
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.
listening lasts musician
Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.
fine should icarus
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.