From Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780571252497)

Critically-acclaimed and bestselling author Paul Morley's long-awaited biography of Factory Records co-founder and Manchester icon Tony Wilson.

When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend. -- Tony Wilson

To write about Tony Wilson, AKA Anthony H. Wilson, is to write about a number of public and private characters and personalities, a clique of unreliable narrators, constantly changing shape and form. At the helm of Factory Records and the Ha輅enda, Wilson unleashed landmark acts such as Joy Division and New Order into the world as he pursued myriad other creative endeavours, appointing himself a custodian of Manchester's legacy of innovation and change.

To Paul Morley he was this and much more: bullshitting hustler, flashy showman, aesthetic adventurer, mean factory boss, self-deprecating chancer, intellectual celebrity, loyal friend, shrewd mentor, insatiable publicity seeker. It was Morley to whom Wilson left a daunting final request: to write this book.

From Manchester With Love, then, is the biography of a man who became eponymous with his city, of the music he championed and the myths he made, of love and hate, of life and death. In the cultural theatre of Manchester, Tony Wilson broke in and took centre-stage.

Author: Paul Morley
ISBN-10: 0571252494
ISBN-13: 9780571252497
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 2.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2022
Library Journal 02/11/2022 pg. 1