
From Manchester with Love
The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson
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Paul Morley
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Paul Morley
About this listen
THE TIMES & UNCUT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR
Critically-acclaimed and bestselling author Paul Morley's long-awaited biography of Factory Records co-founder and Manchester icon Tony Wilson.
A BOOK OF THE YEAR SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, MOJO, LOUDER THAN WAR
'Compelling . . . befitting its extraordinary subject.'
BRIAN ENO
'Bracing and often surprisingly tender . . . the perfect monument.'
SUNDAY TIMES
'Via Morley's magical prose Tony Wilson comes back to life . . . inspiring.'
RICHARD RUSSELL
Tony Wilson was a man who became synonymous with his beloved city. As the co-founder of the legendary Factory Records and the Haçienda, he appointed himself a custodian of Manchester's legacy of innovation and change, becoming a cultural pioneer for the North. To Paul Morley, he was this and much more: bullshitting hustler, flashy showman, inventive broadcaster, self-deprecating chancer, publicity seeker, loyal friend. It was Morley to whom Wilson left a daunting final request: to write this book.
From Manchester with Love is the biography of a man who changed the world around him through sheer force of personality. In the cultural theatre of Manchester, Tony Wilson broke in and took centre stage.
'An immersive experience . . . very moving indeed.'
MIRANDA SAWYER, OBSERVER
'Not just a "biog" but the story of a city's history and culture and a unique and disappearing figure.'
STUART MACONIE, NEW STATESMAN
'Morley's biography is as illuminating on Wilson's strange ability to hold others in his orbit, even after his death, as it is on the story of his life.'
THE SPECTATOR
'The man/myth Wilson died aged 57 in 2006, but here he burns on fantastically bright.'
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©2021 Paul Morley (P)2021 Faber & FaberCritic reviews
"Reading From Manchester With Love I feel I understand the times we've lived through differently, better and from new angles. The writing is compelling and musical, befitting its extraordinary subject. I never met Tony Wilson, but now I feel as though I knew him well - and I'm sorry that I didn't." (Brian Eno)
A fantastic book
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Great biography
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A travesty..,
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From Manchester with Love
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Mr Manchester
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Good laughter sad and funny
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I think what Morley needs is an editor to remove some of his flights of fancy and to cut down some of the irritating streams of adjectives. Then he'd have a five star book rather than a four.
But the important thing here is that I felt I finally got to understand Tony Wilson because the way Morley put it all across on the whole was excellent. Aside from just a couple of chapters that I skipped, because they went off on obscure tangents, I enjoyed this book very much. I might even be tempted to buy another Morley book now. Yikes.
Way better than I expected
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Decent 😎
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Attention to detail is incredible
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Rambling going nowhere
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