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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Peter Hook

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Friends

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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 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. "

" 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. "

" There are lots of Joy Division songs that are so powerful when played live, some of which we did either never play or played very rarely. "

" 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. "

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

" There are so little outtakes from the Joy Division era. We didn't have much money. You couldn't be very generous in recording, so we were very thrifty in how we recorded. Everything was very, very well looked after financially because we just couldn't afford it. "

" 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. "

" Sarcasm is a Manchester trait. "

" 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! "

" They amaze me most of those remixes. Some of them are crap. But every time I complain, someone comes up and says they are for a different market that you don't understand. Some of the New Order ones are really great, though. "

Peter Hook

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Time

" Dance music tends to be a solitary affair. "

" 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

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Humble

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

" Bootleggers quake in fear of me ringing them on a Sunday afternoon. I call after dinner, usually. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" We've had a problem finding a vocalist. We have not been lucky yet to find the one. I think the problem is that the three of us have such a pedigree of vocalist, that if we come out with someone that's not good we'll obviously be slated! "

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

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

Peter Hook

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Tends

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Nobody is the same. If we were all the same it would be bloody boring. "

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

" 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. "