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" 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. "

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

" My mother used to always say to me, 'Do naught, get naught.' It's an adage that I hold by. If you don't do anything, you can't really expect anything. "

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

" '24 Hour Party People' was a comedy, and I knew that from the beginning. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" The scary thing is when I did my set in Texas everyone was excited. The show was great. I was done and the next DJ put something on vinyl and the difference! The quality!! "

" I must confess that over my career, I've actually downplayed the importance of DJs. It's such a different art form. Then all of a sudden you try it, and you think, 'Good God, these guys do work.' I used to be very cynical and very blase about it. I can only apologize. "

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

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

" 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. "

" When you DJ, you're just on your own, which is nice because there's no argument. "

" You can't buy class. "

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

" 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. "

" At my age, I only travel business class because I just don't bend anymore; my body can't cope with it. "

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

" 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! "

" 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. "

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

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

" Most people have just heard Joy Division on record. And Joy Division on record was completely different than it was live. "

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

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

" Once you made that decision to split New Order up, you were like, 'Woo-hoo! I better get out there and get a job.' "

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