131 Quotes by Peter Hook

There's a very fine line between being artistic and being a dickhead - it's like love and hate.

Adidas produced a limited-edition pair of Haçienda trainers, designed by Yohji Yamamoto (Saville has worked with Yohji since the late 1980s, creating his catalogues and advertisements).They retailed for £345 but people queued up from midnight just to be first through the doors to buy a pair. The shoes disappeared in twenty minutes - all soled out.

Like the time I threw out Pete Murphy of Bauhaus for saying those six immortal words to Slim when he'd forgotten his backstage pass: 'Don't you know who I am?''Ha, ha, yeah, I do,' I said, 'You're out, arsehole'.

Atmosphere" is a massive song. A lot of people say it's their favorite Joy Division song, but it's not mine; it reminds me too much of Ian, like it's his death march or something, and it figures that it's one of the most popular songs to play at funerals: Robbie Williams has got "Angels" for weddings and we've got "Atmosphere" for funerals.

Now I don't know why, but Morrissey had always hated Joy Division. Maybe Rob got it right when after a lively debate as the cameras were turned off he turned to Morrissey and said, 'The trouble with you, Morrissey, is that you've never had the guts to kill yourself like Ian. You're fucking jealous.' You should have seen his face as he stormed off. I laughed me bollocks off.

Ten things you should always do when you form a group1. Work with your friends2. Find like-minded people3. Have ultimate self-belief4. Write great songs5. Get a great manager6. Live in Manchester7. Support each other through thick and thin8. Realise no one person is bigger than the group (thanks to Gene Simmons for that one)9. Watch where the money goes10. Always get separate legal advice for everything before you sign; failing that, ask your mam and dad

The barrels were on a platform and to keep the platform level someone had shoved a quarter-inch tape box underneath it.I pulled it out. Covered in old beer and sweat and condensation, it was one of the master tapes of Joy Division's debut album, Unknown Pleasures.It made me smile. It was an absolutely perfect metaphor for the Haçienda.Joy Division had held the whole fucking thing up.

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

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!!