as a mancunian myself i just hope the legacy tony left behind is carried on by others, especially the annual "in the city" music conference. (who needs london ?)
the manchester music scene is thriving as always - & long may it continue.
tony wilson was 1 of a kind - irreplaceable.
as a mark of respect the day he died the flag at manchester town hall was lowered to half mast - that says a lot about how much he was respected in our city.
i recommend to anyone who hasnt seen it to watch the film "24 hour party people" - steve coogans portrayal of wilson is superb - wilson even said so himself.
its a shame that lots of people will probably now invent stories of how they met the great man - or were at the hacienda at its peak - i did neither - but tony was indeed "mr manchester" & he meant something different to everyone who like me grew up through the madchester era.
there will be hundreds of eulogies from people - but i believe in letting the music he helped create speak for itself.
manchester - you're twisting my melon man - STEP ON !
i wouldnt go as far as to say tony hated liverpool - ok he was a staunch man united fan (& most of them hate the scousers) - but remember 1 of the early factoy records events was "manchester meets liverpool halfway" - a gig in leigh i think near warrington - halfway between the 2 cities.
yep he was an arrogant tit - but to make yourself noticed in a city full of arrogant tits like manchester - you need to be the biggest tit & the loudest gobshite !
didnt like the fella in the slightest, he hated liverpool and made it known. But he did a lot for music (honist). couldn't care less to be truthful. respects to his loved ones but not to him, he was a arragant tit. met him a few times to, lived up to my impressions of him
laters tone. Manchester wont be the same without ya mate.
I met him a couple of times and he always remembered my name, even waited round once for 20 mins in the Lowry when we asked him for an interview while we had another that was still going on (and im a scouser) was a top lad gona miss him. xx
nobby131uk
United Kingdom
December 2006
AUG 22, 2007 10:04 AM