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Post by Mrs Poyks on Aug 10, 2007 22:13:01 GMT 1
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Post by steann on Aug 10, 2007 22:21:01 GMT 1
R.I.P.
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Post by nervouspete on Aug 11, 2007 0:31:50 GMT 1
Just got back from a wonderful gig and am a bit gutted to find out. I didn't even know he was ill.  I'm from the North and grew up on Joy Division and Happy Mondays. He was an opinionated wanker, but he was also a nice guy and his opinions were usually true. And he was incredibly eccentric. He managed two incredibly successful bands and basically arranged it so that he never made a penny out of them. Of course, they never made much money out of him either, but they had unlimited creative freedom and went on to define a decade of music, so that's okay. RIP Tony Wilson. |
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Post by poyks on Aug 11, 2007 0:48:54 GMT 1
Yea he definitely had his faults, and I agree about him being an opinionated wanker. The thing is he made a huge difference and helped to put the Manch music scene on the map.
Anyone who hasn't seen the film "24 Hour Party People" really should do now, in retrospect.
RIP
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