Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I look back on Joy Division very fondly indeed. I know that, of course, the band came to a tragic end, but that does not change the fact that Joy Division was a great band to be a part of. "

Related Quotes:

" It was nice doing my own Joy Division book to be able to put forward the fact that Ian was actually quite a nice guy and very hardworking, ambitious and loyal. But the thing was, he was battling such a dreadful illness in an era when they really didn't know how to treat it. "

Peter Hook

Treat

Joy

Know

" Actually when we stopped New Order I was busier than ever. The only gaps have been while we've been writing. "

" 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. "

" I am man enough to be able to admit my own mistakes. I think that is an important trait to have. "

" 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. "

" And they do tend to be fast and up, because that's how I like to drive. "

Peter Hook

Because

" I was reading an article about Kings of Leon's bass player, who said that he was directly influenced by Joy Division and by me. I was like, 'Woah!' It surprised me. It's a great compliment. "

" It's quite ironic I suppose, it's that thing about being in a group when you all start out as friends and then invariably end up hating each other. So I just thought they needed telling really, in case they were labouring under the apprehension that they were still friends. "

" 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. "

Peter Hook

End

Humble

" My big frustration in New Order was that they played the same tracks all the time. "

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

Peter Hook

Soul

Tortured

" 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. "

" I'd rather have ten people who are mad for it than ten thousand who aren't. "

" When you DJ, you're just on your own, which is nice because there's no argument. "

Peter Hook

Nice

Because

" Dance music tends to be a solitary affair. "

" Any coalition, especially where one party is more powerful than the other, it's always bound to have a pecking order. "

Peter Hook

Powerful

Always

" 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. "

" Once you made that decision to split New Order up, you were like, 'Woo-hoo! I better get out there and get a job.' "

Peter Hook

Job

New

" '24 Hour Party People' was a comedy, and I knew that from the beginning. "

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

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

" Bands don't play the whole LP. They play a selection of the songs that they like. "

" I've watched so-called 'New Order' playing in Auckland, and Tom Chapman is miming along to my bass on tape... He's got his fingers on the low, and you can hear my high bass in the background. So he's miming. "

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

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

" Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest! "

Peter Hook

Democracy

Tends

" The break-up of a relationship is always difficult, especially a 30-year one. "

" You don't get many chances in the world, and you don't want to throw them away. "

" We need to talk about what we are going to do and see and decide. We'll have to wait and see. "

" 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. "