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

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" Over the years, Joy Division has become a huge part of music culture. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "