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" America stopped making vinyl and phased out the single but Germany held out and refused. Warner's never phased out vinyl in Germany. Now America imports it! "
Peter Hook
Now
America
Never
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" The reason Joy Division and New Order are as influential and successful as they are is because of the unique playing of all the individuals. "
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" It's the same misconception I used to have. I meet people and think they're millionaires and they're not. "
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" And they do tend to be fast and up, because that's how I like to drive. "
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" The rise of the iPod meant that digital music became the norm, It's sad, but you can still find the real stuff out there if you look for it! "
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" I just like keeping busy and having ten things on the go. "
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" I've never been out of work in my whole life. "
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" We need to talk about what we are going to do and see and decide. We'll have to wait and see. "
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" What I've learned is that life is a balance between idealism and realism. "
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" When you've travelled for 34 years as a musician, you do all the culture stuff when you're young and full of energy. In the middle stage, you indulge too much and are scared of daylight. Then, in the final stage, you've seen it all, so you tend to take things a lot easier. "
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" Bass players are always the underdogs of the band, but I made sure that I was never viewed as one. I went out of my way to steal as much limelight as I could. "
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" Over the years, Joy Division has become a huge part of music culture. "
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Become
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" 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. "
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Work
You
" To be in one band that changed the world musically is pretty good, but to be in two bands that changed the world musically, that's amazing. "
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" Bands don't play the whole LP. They play a selection of the songs that they like. "
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Whole
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" I play a lot of hard, uncompromising dance music; it can be anything from dance to rock to reggae. "
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" You can't buy class. "
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You
Buy
Class
" Originally, I didn't play any New Order when I deejayed. I suppose it comes from being a little embarrassed or humble or whatever. But people were coming to see me because of New Order, so in the end, I had to realize that if they were using my name on the poster, then maybe I should play some of the music. "
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End
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Me
" Great music seems to come from a lot of angst, and that angst is from great musicians getting together with intense chemistry. When that chemistry isn't there, people tend not to write great music. "
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" I don't pretend to be Joy Division or New Order. What I do is very straight forward: it's an interpretation and a celebration of the music, with different people. Everyone looks at it and knows exactly what I'm doing. "
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New
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" My mother used to always say to me, 'Do naught, get naught.' It's an adage that I hold by. If you don't do anything, you can't really expect anything. "
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" When I started DJing years ago, I took great delight in annoying the audience. Playing Johnny Cash in the middle of a banging night. "
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" Bootleggers quake in fear of me ringing them on a Sunday afternoon. I call after dinner, usually. "
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Afternoon
Sunday