You can't buy class.
Nobody is the same. If we were all the same it would be bloody boring.
What I've learned is that life is a balance between idealism and realism.
New Order never celebrated anything to do with Joy Division.
Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.
I've watched so-called 'New Order' playing in Auckland, and Tom Chapman is miming along to my bass on tape... He's got his fingers on the low, and you can hear my high bass in the background. So he's miming.
I am always working on new material with my production partner Phil Murphy in our guise as Man Ray; we do a lot of soundtrack work & some great collaborations.
A poetic, sensitive, tortured soul, the Ian Curtis of the myth - he was definitely that.
People go and hide, but I don't. I'm a fighter.
Yeah, I still feel as if I have things to do really. I'm not ready to stop.
'Unknown Pleasures' is a very important record for me. It was the first LP that I recorded.
Bass players are always the underdogs of the band, but I made sure that I was never viewed as one. I went out of my way to steal as much limelight as I could.
I'm one of those old cynics that thinks, whoever you vote for, the government always gets in.
Over the years, Joy Division has become a huge part of music culture.
I just like keeping busy and having ten things on the go.
'Love Will Tear Us Apart' is very simply written.
When I started DJing years ago, I took great delight in annoying the audience. Playing Johnny Cash in the middle of a banging night.
What was punk all about? To me, it was if you really want to do something, go ahead and do it.
I am man enough to be able to admit my own mistakes. I think that is an important trait to have.
The reason Joy Division and New Order are as influential and successful as they are is because of the unique playing of all the individuals.
