Sad news - Tony Wilson is dead

FATS wrote: Just heard on 5 news...fuck cancers a real big shit of a disease, I hope wherever he ends up that there will be a continual 24hr party(no pun intended) Lets hope & realize that life's to short for bickering & scwobbling and old mates stay mates regardless.

Spot on, Fats. Spot on.

I'm not being melodramatic here but I'm welling up.

RIP Tony, so glad I met you numerous occasions, was inspired by you, and always looked forward to what you had to say - no matter how fucking pretentious or wanky it was - you always said it in style. You had style. Buckets of it, and the world will be a duller place in your absence.

New Order - FFS - do the right thing - a concert in his memory - then split - ammicably, and with dignity, and leave your legacy in tact.

You us, and Tony, and Rob, and Ian, and Erasmus, and Martin that.

Don't you?

Professor Robert Hawkins, his doctor at Christie Hospital, said: “It’s very sad. He died as a result of something unrelated to his cancer. His cancer was responding well to treatment but obviously did contribute to his poor health. He was determined to fight for funding for Sutent and it is especially sad that he has passed away as we seemed to be making some progress in the campaign. He wasn’t fighting for funding for himself, that had been solved by his friends. His efforts were for the people coming after him so it was very generous and not easy for him because he was so unwell. I hope that we will be able to continue what he has started.”

Manchester Evening News

how very sad, he didnt look well for quite a while, sympathies to all.

Thanks. Very Sad, What more can be said. RIP

What a shit feeling. Never even met him, but I hope he's in peace now.

Terrible news

RIP Tony

Legend.

Rest in peace.

go find ian and the rest-take care tony.

Because of you, your money & your friends. My life is shaped to what I know now..... I, along with most on here can't thank you enough for that !!!

My brother just told me. I'd like to praise Tony Wilson's attitude and bollocks,particularly the way he
dealt with his cancer...and his charasmatic life story/myth? and his hand in New Order,for better or worse Marvelous!Thanks Tony wilson RIP

so sad. there won't be such an arrogant manchester git as tone...he was a lovable icon :-(

Emile Strunz wrote: New Order - FFS - do the right thing - a concert in his memory - then split - ammicably, and with dignity, and leave your legacy in tact.

You us, and Tony, and Rob, and Ian, and Erasmus, and Martin that.

That would be an elegant outcome indeed.

Sorry to nit pick (or misread the post) but isn't Alan Erasmus still alive?

So sad.

He showed a lot of miracles. Thank you.

oh please god no.

I hope ian, martin and rob welcome him at the gates to the hacienda in the sky.

x

He had a huge influence on the way my musical tastes developed and will always be a legend in my eyes.

This is very, very sad news...

Chris

rip

Iain Smedley wrote:

Emile Strunz wrote: New Order - FFS - do the right thing - a concert in his memory - then split - ammicably, and with dignity, and leave your legacy in tact.

You us, and Tony, and Rob, and Ian, and Erasmus, and Martin that.

That would be an elegant outcome indeed.

Sorry to nit pick (or misread the post) but isn't Alan Erasmus still alive?

It's a romantic idea,but I love it.It's how it should be. Who knows what the future holds?

Martin Hannett, Ian Curtis and Tony Wilson.. tonite @ Hacienda Venue @ Heaven..(among others..)

Resttttttt innn peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee TONY!

Sad news, bit of a bummer on my day this, RIP Tony

Newsnight BBC2 in a minute.Going to be talking to Steve Morris

RIP AHW.

Thank you for everything we now know and love so much - JS

death of a legend... no one else like him... one thing for sure, it will bring n.o. back together...

ShedJacker wrote: Newsnight BBC2 in a minute.Going to be talking to Steve Morris

Just caught the end of that - Steve looked really cut up (as you might expect, I guess)...

Newsnight piece was great: Steve Morris (by video), Peter Saville, Paul Morley and ... Richard Madeley. Another excellent Tony Wilson moment.

True Blue wrote:

ShedJacker wrote: Newsnight BBC2 in a minute.Going to be talking to Steve Morris

Just caught the end of that - Steve looked really cut up (as you might expect, I guess)...

I agree - he seemed very sad indeed, in his usual charming and low key way.

Terrible news.

Stephen Morris, Paul Morley, Peter Saville and Paul Morley are currently being interviewed about it on Newsnight on BBC 2. I will upload it later for people to view... all very surreal.