92 Quotes by Bernard Sumner

There were certain things I couldn't do with New Order without upsetting the rest of the band, so I started to write some solo stuff.

If something I do now sounds like something I did in the past, it's because I played it. I can't help sounding like myself. That's going to happen. The things that I play on guitar that resonate with me are probably the same things that resonated with me when I started playing in Joy Division.

Choosing a name for a band is always a difficult thing, and I don't think people should read too much into a name because, after all, it's just a handle. It doesn't mean anything.

I was interested in Prozac from a personal point of view because I can be a bit moody - things do get on top of me sometimes - so I was quite keen to find out what it would do to my personality.

I'm very proud of New Order and Joy Division, that heritage of songs.

I think that if you're on the same team, you should be pushing in the same direction.

I believe that every business and company takes two years to establish.

If you choose to take a path in life, don't blame other people for the path you've chosen to take.

People come up to me and say, 'You changed my life.' I don't think I changed anyone's life. I think their life changed while they were listening to the music.