Peter Hook

“Atmosphere" is a massive song. A lot of people say it's their favorite Joy Division song, but it's not mine; it reminds…

— Peter Hook

The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special.

— Peter Hook

It was an amazing mistake to lose 10p on every copy because your sleeve is so expensive.

— Peter Hook

They amaze me most of those remixes. Some of them are crap. But every time I complain, someone comes up and says…

— Peter Hook

“What I loved about Anton was that he did the pictures really quickly, with no fuss, no fucking about: bang, bang, bang,…

— Peter Hook

“Now I don't know why, but Morrissey had always hated Joy Division. Maybe Rob got it right when after a lively debate…

— Peter Hook

We need to talk about what we are going to do and see and decide. We'll have to wait and see.

— Peter Hook

“Ten things you should always do when you form a group 1. Work with your friends 2. Find like-minded people 3. Have…

— Peter Hook

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

— Peter Hook

I think the most important thing about what musicians do is the music. You can be as big an arsehole as you…

— Peter Hook

“It was only after we recorded Unknown Pleasures that I could hear and begin to take notice of the words, and it…

— Peter Hook

“Nobody was better at moving between different groups of people than he was. But I also think this was an aspect of…

— Peter Hook

Yeah, I still feel as if I have things to do really. I'm not ready to stop.

— Peter Hook

There are seven songs finished and on par with any that are on Siren's.

— Peter Hook

“Like the time I threw out Pete Murphy of Bauhaus for saying those six immortal words to Slim when he'd forgotten his…

— Peter Hook

“Adidas produced a limited-edition pair of Haçienda trainers, designed by Yohji Yamamoto (Saville has worked with Yohji since the late 1980s, creating…

— Peter Hook

I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music…

— Peter Hook

We've had a problem finding a vocalist. We have not been lucky yet to find the one. I think the problem is…

— Peter Hook

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

— Peter Hook

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

— Peter Hook

The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.

— Peter Hook

It's the same misconception I used to have. I meet people and think they're millionaires and they're not.

— Peter Hook

But then I quite enjoy when something goes wrong, because when I watch DJs that take it very seriously, it's nice when…

— Peter Hook

“Everything up to and including Unknown Pleasures really existed only when the four of us were in a room together playing it.…

— Peter Hook

When you balance it against New Order, New Order don't work or tour relentlessly. We definitely work in our own way and…

— Peter Hook