Tony Wilson Quotes

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.
Tony Wilson

Enjoy, Last, Themselves

There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.
Tony Wilson

Powerful, Quite, Local

Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.
Tony Wilson

Age, Religion, Nothing

Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.
Tony Wilson

Good, Special, Chemistry

I am not a piece of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think.
Tony Wilson

Piece, Records, Charge

I'm a minor player in my own life story.
Tony Wilson

Life, Story, Player

I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old.
Tony Wilson

Old, Since, Celebrity

Richard 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.
Tony Wilson

Good, Great, Two

That 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.
Tony Wilson

Life, Mother, Thought

The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.
Tony Wilson

Special, Between, Means

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Journalist

Born: February 20, 1950

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