Quotes from Tony Wilson

Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away.

I am very much an only child, meaning I am self-reliant, egocentric, sociable. I had my mother, father, and an uncle who lived with us, all doting on me.

It's hard to describe how bloody awful music was, how desperately bad it was, how our 1960s heroes had become boring and useless. Not only were they bad - they were badly dressed.

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

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

People shouting abuse has happened for a very long time, and I find it kind of amusing and irrelevant.

I had the virtue of wanting to hang out with people who were more talented than me. I can't write songs, I can't perform, I can't design clubs, but I was an enthusiast. My gift was that I said yes to everybody.