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Who The Hell Does Anthony H. Wilson Think He Is?

Tom Hibbert, Q, February 1992

IN THE headquarters of Factory Records, Manchester, I found myself privy to a sight and sound seldom witnessed, I dare say, by any human being or living thing. It was the sight and sound of Anthony H. Wilson – Tony Wilson as was until he underwent the mysterious name change that transformed him from rock bloke, celeb and entrepreneur of the Manc streets into something quite else in a suit – being actually terribly, terribly polite in conversation.

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