Tony Wilson - R.I.P
<-------gutted 
Along with John Peel, he was one of the most influential Men in British music
R.I.P.
Along with John Peel, he was one of the most influential Men in British music
R.I.P.
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Being brave is coming home at 2am half drunk, smelling of perfume, climbing into bed, slapping the wife on the arse and saying,"right fatty, you're next!!"
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That is a shame
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."
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nooooooooooooooooo!
I don't wanna live like I don't mind
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Feck me! never knew he was that bad.
'the flame that burns twice as bright, burns half as long'
we live lives of "quiet desperation', he didn't
'the flame that burns twice as bright, burns half as long'
we live lives of "quiet desperation', he didn't
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
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Whilst maybe not directly as influential as John Peel on me and my musical life, he's got to be up there pretty darn close. Gutted. Another genuine man of his times goes and yet more vacuum is left behind.
A healthy yet an equal dose of
A healthy
yet an equal dose of .
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A rarity.
Tony was someone who had thought about what he wanted to say, and would then say it, do it, live it. A man who was never afraid to put his money where his mouth was, and a man guided by his principles no matter what s**t people threw at him.
I kind of think that we owe him, like we did with Peely, a real debt of gratitude. For many of us, life would have been different and a lot less interesting without what he brought to us.
Thanks, Tony.
Rest in peace.
Tony was someone who had thought about what he wanted to say, and would then say it, do it, live it. A man who was never afraid to put his money where his mouth was, and a man guided by his principles no matter what s**t people threw at him.
I kind of think that we owe him, like we did with Peely, a real debt of gratitude. For many of us, life would have been different and a lot less interesting without what he brought to us.
Thanks, Tony.
Rest in peace.
My car's faster than your mum, but not as dirty.
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I bet his last seconds were recorded and will be issued as a limited edition DVD with a FAC number in a Peter Saville box featuring extras for the first 7 buyers
not being flippant or in anyway disrespectful, I just think he would've wanted it this way, non?
Revr'nd
not being flippant or in anyway disrespectful, I just think he would've wanted it this way, non?
Revr'nd
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
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RIP indeed
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Yikes
Legendary type, Tony, he will be missed. Fly Away, brother. Fly high
in dub we trust
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As I posted on the Ghost Dance forum this morning, and on alt.gothic (neither of which attracted a responce, bar Dr Moody):
Though I don't like them much, I've put on some Joy Division in honour of the good man.
Until further notice, www.thorncult.tk will have a memorial to him on the front page, since I wished my label to be like his. Hell, I was even looking for details of F4 the other day to see if he was still signing...Korin wrote:Wow. The one to whom some have traced back the term "gothic music", the one who brought us some f**king great music (OK, and some less great music), and the one whose record label I admired to point that tried/will continue to try to emulate it with my own, has finally left us.
Absolutely gutted. It was only a month or two ago that people were discussing the NHS' refusal to fund his treatment, but at least he died peacefully.
RIP Tony, you'll be missed.
Korin
Though I don't like them much, I've put on some Joy Division in honour of the good man.
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Its easy to forget that he gave us Joy Division as well as Factory and the Hacienda...
RIP Tony, I was so sorry to hear this news today
RIP Tony, I was so sorry to hear this news today
I had a face on the mirror
I had a hand on the gun
I had a place in the sun and a ticket to Syria
I had a hand on the gun
I had a place in the sun and a ticket to Syria
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Genuinely upset to hear about this. Yes - he could come across as a dickhead and yes he had some strange ideas. But without him I would never have had the music that provided a soundtrack for my teenage years. And is still massively important to me now.Guess your dreams always end
They don't rise up just descend
But I don't care anymore
I've lost the will to want more
I'm not afraid not at all
I watch them all as they fall
But I remember when we were young
Those with habits of waste
Their sense of style and good taste
Of making sure you were right
Hey don't you know you were right?
I'm not afraid anymore
I keep my eyes on the door
But I remember
Tears of sadness for you
More upheaval for you
Reflects a moment in time
A special moment in time
Yeah, we are wasted our time
We didn't really have time
But we remember when we were young
And all of God's angels beware
And all you judges beware
Sons of chance, take good care
For all the people not there
I'm not afraid anymore (3) Oh, I'm not afraid anymore
May he rest in peace.
We forgive as we forget
As the day is long.
As the day is long.
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Very sad indeed.
Here is something I found on Youtube .
Tony Wilson giving Joy division their first TV appreance
Here is something I found on Youtube .
Tony Wilson giving Joy division their first TV appreance
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A real kick in the stomach there. We've lost a visionary, and he was taken too soon.
Clear Skies, Tony.
Clear Skies, Tony.
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"In the North-west it rains and it rains. And yet we managed to produce the industrial revolution, trade union movement, the Communist Manifesto and even the goddam computer. Down south, where the sun never sets, you took all our money and what did you produce? Chas and f**king Dave."
Tony Wilson, interview, June 2007.
Tony Wilson, interview, June 2007.
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Ah yes, read that myself today. Really shocked by this one, I didn't realise he was ill. Seems he was unable to afford certain cancer drugs which could have been beneficial to him, due to living in Manchester, postcode lottery and all thatCarpathian Psychonaut wrote:"In the North-west it rains and it rains. And yet we managed to produce the industrial revolution, trade union movement, the Communist Manifesto and even the goddam computer. Down south, where the sun never sets, you took all our money and what did you produce? Chas and f**king Dave."
Tony Wilson, interview, June 2007.
. Nice repayment considering what he did for the city
Rest in peace.
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What a shame
Any more where he came from d'ya think?
Any more where he came from d'ya think?
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"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
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What can you say about Anthony H that's not already been said? An essential part of the music I grew up to. As the man himself said about the music business, "some people make money and some make history". No-one seems interested in making anything other than money these days. He will be very much missed.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell
