The Exquisite Good Taste Of Domino Records (From The Moment When The Arctic Monkeys Became A Thing)

Whenever he addressed business seminars on the secret of his success, Tony Wilson, the newscaster and former boss of Factory Records, liked to quote Sid Vicious. Sid was once asked his opinion of the man in the street. “Fuck the man on the street,” he replied. “The man on the street is a cunt.”

For Wilson, the quote had shock value. In a conventional business environment, where every decision