Quotes About Peter Hook

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

I was reading an article about Kings of Leon's bass player, who said that he was directly influenced by Joy Division and by me. I was like, 'Woah!' It surprised me. It's a great compliment.

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.

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

'Unknown Pleasures' is a very important record for me. It was the first LP that I recorded.

Actually when we stopped New Order I was busier than ever. The only gaps have been while we've been writing.