131 Quotes by Peter Hook

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.

For the first 18 months of Joy Division, we used our jobs to fund the band. We'd all chip in three, five quid to go and do a gig. But it was worth it. It was amazing we could afford to feed ourselves. But we were so creatively and artistically satisfied. You can't explain that to somebody who's never been there.

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

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

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

To me, New Order split up when Bernard and I stopped writing together. We started Joy Division together; we started New Order together.

I don't pretend to be Joy Division or New Order. What I do is very straight forward: it's an interpretation and a celebration of the music, with different people. Everyone looks at it and knows exactly what I'm doing.

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

When I play a gig and look out at the audience, you're literally looking at a sea of Joy Division T-shirts.