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Tony Wilson was an English record label owner, journalist, impresario and TV celebrity who was at the heart of the punk and post-punk scene in the late 70s and early 80s. Founder of both The Hacienda club and Factory Records, Wilson played a vital role in the careers of Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column and The Happy Mondays. He died in August 2007.
In this extensive interview he discusses The Smiths and in particular their frontman Morrissey, whom he had known since the mid 1970s.