"The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that the..." — Tony Wilson

I have this problem that I just like to get a reaction from people.

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.

Maybe the worst thing is not caring what people think. That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life.

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.