John & Yoko Tony Wilson & The Birth Of Hot Chocolate. How Hot Chocolate Crashed Apple Records. From Kenny Denton's memoir There Ain’t No Rules In Rock n Roll

This Deep Dive details the founding and evolution of Hot Chocolate, specifically highlighting the contributions of its co-founder Tony Wilson. After relocating from Trinidad to London, Wilson and his bandmates famously secured a meeting with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who helped name the group and released their first single on Apple Records. The narrative describes their transition to the RAK label under producer Micky Most, whose commercial focus led to massive success but also caused internal creative friction. While the band achieved global fame with hits like "You Sexy Thing," Wilson eventually departed to pursue a solo career due to artistic differences regarding the group's musical direction. The account concludes by noting the band's enduring legacy and the financial arrangements required to continue using their iconic name after the original line-up fractured.