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,…

- Tony Wilson

Nothing useless can be truly beautiful.

- Tony Wilson

I’ll just say one word: Icarus. If you get it, great. If you don’t, that’s fine too. But you should probably read more.

- Tony Wilson

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

- Tony Wilson

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

- Tony Wilson

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

- Tony Wilson

Most of all, I love Manchester. The crumbling warehouses, the railway arches, the cheap abundant drugs. That's what did it in the end. Not the money,…

- Tony Wilson

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

- Tony Wilson

When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend.

- Tony Wilson