Chapter 35b: So it goes. [More thoughts on the immortal King of Madchester.]

[Currently playing: 'Shadowplay' - Joy Division.]



God bless Madchester, and the man who started it all.

I guess I have more to say in tribute, honor and memory to the King of Madchester.

Thanks to Tony we have a poet, genius, and twat all in one...

In the North of England, it rains & it rains & it rains. Yet we still produced the Industrial Revolution, the Trade Union Movement, the Communist Manifesto, and even the Goddamned computer. And down South, where the sun never sets, you took all our money, & what did you produce?

Chas & fucking Dave!!!

~ Tony Wilson, June 2007

No Tony = No Madchester = No Factory = No Joy Division/New Order, Happy Mondays, OMD, Durutti Column, A Certain Ratio, OMD, Stone Roses, James, The Farm, 808 State, and Charlatans.

Without Tony, we'd have no great music era, which started with a record label, which showcased many great artists.

He was so enthusiastic, he was always we'll just go ahead an do it and figure out why we did it afterwards. It was his sense of enthusiasm that was so important. ...You could have an argument with Tony and walk out hating him and the next time you saw him it was all forgotten. You just love him.'

~ Stephen Morris [Joy Division/New Order], BBC2 programme Newsnight, Friday 10 August 2007.


If you have never seen the movie that is 24 Hour Party People, this weekend would be the proper weekend to do just that. Check the movie out. Laugh at his legendary misadventures. Witness the legacy.



In closing, we have the legendary first television appearance by Joy Division, on Tony's own show. The song: 'Shadowplay.'



Until the next round...

~ 'Sunshine'

[Currently playing @ 5:58 P.M.: 'Electricity' by OMD.]