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

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

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

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

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

" I don't find imitating other people's music easy at all. I remember being fifth in line for a Rolling Stones tour, early '90s, when Bill Wyman left, and I was hoping against hope that I wouldn't get the call to audition. I wouldn't be able to play a Stones song if you put a gun to my head. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular. "

" Yeah, I still feel as if I have things to do really. I'm not ready to stop. "

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

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

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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. "

" I've never been out of work in my whole life. "

" I love that young bands will do anything to succeed. "

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

" When you get the right people together, writing music becomes very effortless. "

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

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

" Sarcasm is a Manchester trait. "

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

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

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

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

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" My father was always Labour, and my mother was always Conservative, so I tended to sort of go in the middle. "

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