Tony Wilson — British Journalist born on February 20, 1950,

Anthony Howard "Tony" Wilson was an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC... (wikipedia)

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.
Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.
There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.
I am not a piece of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think.
Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.