Tony Wilson's Quotes
Born: 1950-02-20
Profession: Journalist
Nation: British
Biography of Tony Wilson
Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.
Tags: Enjoy, Last, ThemselvesThere is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.
Tags: Local, Powerful, QuiteEnergy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.
Tags: Age, Energy, ReligionEvery band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.
Tags: Chemistry, Good, SpecialThe special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.
Tags: Between, Means, SpecialRichard Branson once said: 'Tony's very good at selling bands and he's very good at making television programmes. But he'll never be great at either, until he decides which one he wants to do.' I entirely accept that. That doesn't matter to me very much. I like the irony of the two lives.
Tags: Good, Great, SaidThat 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.
Tags: Life, Mother, Thought