Bass player Quote by Peter Hook

What is remarkable about Joy Division is the way they are bereft of two of the mainstays of most other rock and pop: longing…

— Mark Fisher

There are a few songwriters in bands I really relate to that write a certain type of joy, because a lot of artists don't…

— Mark Foster

“What the joys of music were to others, words on a page were to him.”

— James Salter

It was about finding creative, original musicians. Musicians who are strong composers. Flexible, empathetic musicians, who are great individually but who also have a…

— Joshua Redman

In the beginning, we were a real good, straight rock 'n' roll band. We were writing quality tunes.

— Eric Carmen

“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…

— Peter Hook

Music for us is a place of joy. Bringin' joy... that's what we are all about.

— Trombone Shorty

“For the brief moments the song lasted, it was pure joy, stirred up from deep within, in that place not a soul can find,…

— Ben Galley

I think it's very hard to write things about being joyful. I find that quite difficult. I think when you're happy, you don't want…

— Hozier

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies.

— Kim Shattuck

I thought it would be fun to write a song where a bunch of my favorite guitarists contributed, so I started 'Valley of Fire.'

— Jason Becker

When I was growing up, albums were my closest friends, as sad as that may sound - Joy Division's 'Closer,' or Echo and the…

— Moby