Tony Wilson became a small Manchester celebrity in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a TV news host. But the host is only one side of his life, to be exact, his work. His real interest is music. At a Sex Pistols concert, Wilson was keenly aware that a new and explosive form of music would be born. He persuaded his TV station to play a sex Pistols performance video, which was a sensation. So he founded his own record company, Factory Records, to promote punk music in the UK. Wilson's operating principle is so unique: all the bands under the company do not need to sign a contract, they can come and go freely. His enthusiasm for music and the company's open-ended strategy attracted a large number of emerging bands to join him.
Tony Wilson dug up the Joy Division band and made it famous. As lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide in boredom, the remaining members were reorganized into New Order. Wilson subsequently launched Happy Mondays and James, continuing to create his musical myth.
In 1982, Tony Wilson established The Hacedina club to promote the band. At first, almost no one patronized the building called "public toilet", but the success of Happy Mondays made the club a miracle. The most popular music fans and people of all kinds make it crowded, and dance music and Rave culture have also risen. At the same time, drug dealers also gathered here, and violent clashes took place, adding a touch of color to this club beyond happiness.
Under the leadership of Tony Wilson, Manchester became a center of British music and culture during this period. As a music producer, he is undoubtedly full of extraordinary talent and insight; but on the other hand, he lacks the businessman's shrewd calculation mind. He stubbornly believes that making music is nothing but interest, and therefore, in his opinion, taking ownership of the band is against this spirit.
In the early 1990s, Happy Mondays' profligacy made it notorious. They spent the company's 200,000 pounds on vacation, but were unable to release a new album. Factory Records eventually declined
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