92 Quotes by Bernard Sumner

II'm quite a successful musician, but I'm not sure if it's my vocation.

Los Angeles produced the Beach Boys. Dusseldorf produced Kraftwerk. New York produced Chic. Manchester produced Joy Division.

I used to be a party monster, very into Acid House, which I saw as my weekend reward for working hard all week.

The guitarist always looks a bit clever because he's got so many strings and apparently knows what to do with them.

Playing live is great, but it's not a creative thing, really. It's a reproductive thing.

Thatcher was wrong. People don't exist - well, they don't flourish - as individuals. Life's about swapping ideas and communicating with other people.

You spend more time with your fellow band members than your girlfriend or wife, and you end up at each other's throats. It happens to all bands.

Joy Division sounded like Manchester: cold, sparse and, at times, bleak.

You don't see yourself in the same way other people see you.