When I was chatting to my fiance the other day, and mentioned that Tony Wilson had died she said,
"who?"
I went off my head for approximately 10 seconds before realising that it wasn't really her music, that and she isn't from M/cr. But she had of course heard of New Order, Happy Mondays etc.
He was Manchester's marmite, and I had a great deal of respect for and envy of him (after all, it takes balls of steel to have that level of self belief, but more importantly to do something for the love of it rather than the money in the record industry is refreshing to say the least!)
His style, committment and vision were unique and we certainly won't see them again.
Tara Tony!
