“Tony Wilson stood for all that is great about music: he was a true believer in superb art and wonderful artists. He was a true visionary and a genius music maverick.” – Creation records fruitcake and music augur Alan McGee is one of the many people missing recently passed Factory Records magnate Tony Wilson. [Guardian]
“Everyone in the indie music world owes Tony a debt of gratitude” – Primate-resembling former Stone Roses bassist Mani sings Wilson’s praises while excoriating the U.K.’s NHS (National heath-care system) for rejecting his (semi-experimental) £3,500 a month cancer treatment. [NME]
“He was a genuine maverick, a genuine pioneer, someone who wanted to do things differently. However, he’s a complicated person. There are moments of pretentiousness about him.” – Actor Steven Coogan who portrayed Wilson as a pretentious twat in “24 Hour Party,” lovingly points out that the music baron was as flawed as the rest of us. [NME]