- by Jason Gregory
- Sunday, August 12, 2007
- filed in: Indie
New Order bassist Peter Hook has described the tragic death of Tony Wilson as “like my father dying all over again.”
Wilson – who died from a heart attack on Friday (August 10th) at the age of 57 – was one of the pioneering figures in British music and the man heralded as the key figure in exposing the world to Hook’s bands, Joy Division and New Order.
Posting his tribute to Wilson on his Myspace blog from Japan, Hook said that he felt “very lost” – describing the death of the Factory Records founder as a “very, very, very sad day.”
“Its a very very very sad day! I feel very lost out here in Japan. It’s like my father dying all over again. I’m devastated!”
Hook continued: “I’ll be going back to England as soon as possible to pick up the pieces my heart goes out to Yvette, Oliver, Hilary and Issabell, I’m thinking of you all my heart is broken. Say hello to Robb, Ian and Martin for me please Tony. Rest in peace god bless.”
Wilson was dubbed as “Mr Manchester” because of his pivotal roll in the Manchester music scene. Click here to see more tributes.
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