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" 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. "

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" To me, New Order split up when Bernard and I stopped writing together. We started Joy Division together; we started New Order together. "

Peter Hook

Writing

Started

Joy

" 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! "

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

" 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. "

Peter Hook

Plan

Balance

" I prefer it when I can intimidate the audience rather than the audience intimidate me. I've been lucky in my career to have both. "

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Lucky

Been

" 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. "

" In the late '70s, the conditions that bands had to endure were, shall we say, not as civilized as they are today. People were a lot more aggressive back then. So there was definitely a lot of suffering for your art. But I would argue that was a good thing. Generally, people make better music when they suffer. "

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

Peter Hook

Did

Live

" I always do try to encourage my children to vote and at least exercise their right. "

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

Peter Hook

You

Want

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

Peter Hook

Because

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People go and hide, but I don't. I'm a fighter. "

Peter Hook

Hide

Fighter

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

" I read one too many books about Joy Division by people who weren't there, and they always seem to dwell on the dark, the intense, the miserable image of Joy Division. "

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

" When I play a gig and look out at the audience, you're literally looking at a sea of Joy Division T-shirts. "

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

Peter Hook

Soul

Tortured

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

" But then I quite enjoy when something goes wrong, because when I watch DJs that take it very seriously, it's nice when you make a mistake and laugh about it. "

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

Peter Hook

Democracy

Tends

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

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

" It's the same misconception I used to have. I meet people and think they're millionaires and they're not. "

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

Peter Hook

Men

Way

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

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

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

Peter Hook

Sharing

Concerts