Tony Wilson 1950-2007
Saturday August 11, 2007
Tony Wilson founded Factory Records, rightly famous forever for Joy Division and New Order. He was portrayed by Steve Coogan in the film 24 Hour Party People. A crazy, inspirational guy. In his big hair and bigger collars, he fronted the brilliant So it Goes in the late 70s, and I have several editions on battered video to prove that the excellent Ian Curtis really did exist and wasn’t just something of legend.
I take my hat off to Tony Wilson – I always found him interesting, amusing and infinitiely wise. So long!
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