Tony Wilson made things happen. He tried things out. He believed in things/attitudes/ideas, but crucially followed through and brought those beliefs and passions to life.

Having only met him twice, I can only comment from afar. Yet from this perspective, I see someone who just went out and did things, rather than just theorise…

A Master of Praxis one could say…

Be it the music industry or the marketing community in other sectors, there is a lot of navel gazing and contemplating the meaning of the new consumer/fan realities…

It is as if we are all standing by the edge of the pool at a pool party…looking to each other to see who will jump in…not wanting to make the first move…meanwhile the fans and some smart purveyors of Praxis are splashing about in the water…

People like Tony Wilson do not come along very often. However, we can all learn from those who both dream and do.