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“Most of all, I love Manchester. The crumbling warehouses, the railway arches, the cheap abundant drugs. That's what did it in the end. Not the money, not the music, not even the guns. That is my heroic flaw: my excess of civic pride.”

Quote by Tony Wilson

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Tony Wilson was a prominent British television and radio presenter, born on February 20, 1950, and passed away on August 10, 2007. He was well-known in the British television industry for his unique hosting style and influential programs. more

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