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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's really nice to be able to do what I'm doing without having to compromise with another musician. "

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

" When I started DJing years ago, I took great delight in annoying the audience. Playing Johnny Cash in the middle of a banging night. "

" Old men are cantankerous: they like to get their own way. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I'm not a good flyer. Because I do it so much, I think the odds of something going wrong are not in my favour. "

" When I'm not playing music, certainly the last thing I want to do is listen to music! "

" There are so many bootlegged Joy Division/Martin Hannett tapes, a lot of really bad bootlegs on the Internet. "

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

" I'm one of those old cynics that thinks, whoever you vote for, the government always gets in. "

" 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. "

" I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it. "

" Sarcasm is a Manchester trait. "

" I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism. "

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

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

" I've been very grateful and humbled by the fact that young people really dig Joy Division's music. It's a great testament to the chemistry and the songwriting prowess between the four original members. "

" We don't to be some kind of rock supergroup for the sake of being a supergroup. You want to change things and say something fresh and new so you appeal to people as a new group. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Knowing very little about a band only adds to the allure. "

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

" 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. "