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" A poetic, sensitive, tortured soul, the Ian Curtis of the myth - he was definitely that. "

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" We loved country songs in New Order. That's our big secret! "

" Accept what you did do, and live with it. "

" The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life. "

" There are keyboard terrorists everywhere who hide behind a veil of anonymity to pursue their vicious slanders. "

" I have a hard time getting my head around the idea of playing 'The Perfect Kiss' in my 50s. I can't quite get there. "

" 'Movement' sounded like Joy Division, but 'Power, Corruption & Lies' is the first New Order record. "

" There are seven songs finished and on par with any that are on Siren's. "

" We've had a problem finding a vocalist. We have not been lucky yet to find the one. I think the problem is that the three of us have such a pedigree of vocalist, that if we come out with someone that's not good we'll obviously be slated! "

" New Order never celebrated anything to do with Joy Division. "

" I've stayed in hotels where you were scared to even put your feet on the floor, or had to sleep in a chair. "

" The worst words I could ever hear as a bass player was, 'Can you play the root notes?' "

" I play a lot of hard, uncompromising dance music; it can be anything from dance to rock to reggae. "

" I must confess that over my career, I've actually downplayed the importance of DJs. It's such a different art form. Then all of a sudden you try it, and you think, 'Good God, these guys do work.' I used to be very cynical and very blase about it. I can only apologize. "

" The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special. "

" I am always working on new material with my production partner Phil Murphy in our guise as Man Ray; we do a lot of soundtrack work & some great collaborations. "

" What I've learned is that life is a balance between idealism and realism. "

" Over the years, Joy Division has become a huge part of music culture. "

" You can't buy class. "

" The thing with Joy Division's music is that each member was playing like a separate line. We hardly ever played together; we all played separately. But when you put it together, it was like the ingredients in a cake. "

" I regularly go to concerts with my children sharing the music. "

" You look at 30 Seconds to Mars, and you don't think, 'Ooh, I bet they're angry.' No one really does anger these days. I suppose it's a turn-off. "

" One of the great things about education is that it should stop you making mistakes - and I have made a lot of mistakes. "

" For the first 18 months of Joy Division, we used our jobs to fund the band. We'd all chip in three, five quid to go and do a gig. But it was worth it. It was amazing we could afford to feed ourselves. But we were so creatively and artistically satisfied. You can't explain that to somebody who's never been there. "

" What was punk all about? To me, it was if you really want to do something, go ahead and do it. "

" I just like keeping busy and having ten things on the go. "

" When you balance it against New Order, New Order don't work or tour relentlessly. We definitely work in our own way and sometimes it's a bit too slow for me, so I like to plan ahead and fill my time up. "

" The interesting thing is that New Order finished on an okay note. It was only after we split that things got worse. "