There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.

He died a few months before its release. Now I find you can get tummy tucks and cosmetic surgery on the NHS but not the drugs I need to stay alive.

Anthony Howard Wilson known as Tony Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was an English record label owner radio presenter TV show host nightclub manager impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Wilson was the music mogul behind some of Manchester's most successful bands.