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Peter Hook
English
Musician
About the author
Yeah, I still feel as if I have things to do really. I'm not ready to stop.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
Nobody is the same. If we were all the same it would be bloody boring.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Sarcasm
That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Want
#Life
#Fact
The scary thing is when I did my set in Texas everyone was excited. The show was great. I was done and the next DJ put something on vinyl and the difference! The quality!!
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
We don't to be some kind of rock supergroup for the sake of being a supergroup. You want to change things and say something fresh and new so you appeal to people as a new group.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Want
#People
#Being
#Change
They amaze me most of those remixes. Some of them are crap. But every time I complain, someone comes up and says they are for a different market that you don't understand. Some of the New Order ones are really great, though.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Time
#Order
Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest!
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Democracy
It's the same misconception I used to have. I meet people and think they're millionaires and they're not.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#People
We need to talk about what we are going to do and see and decide. We'll have to wait and see.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Talk
When you balance it against New Order, New Order don't work or tour relentlessly. We definitely work in our own way and sometimes it's a bit too slow for me, so I like to plan ahead and fill my time up.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Time
#Work
#Balance
#Order
We've had a problem finding a vocalist. We have not been lucky yet to find the one. I think the problem is that the three of us have such a pedigree of vocalist, that if we come out with someone that's not good we'll obviously be slated!
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
There are seven songs finished and on par with any that are on Siren's.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Songs
America stopped making vinyl and phased out the single but Germany held out and refused. Warner's never phased out vinyl in Germany. Now America imports it!
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Now
#America
#Germany
It's quite ironic I suppose, it's that thing about being in a group when you all start out as friends and then invariably end up hating each other. So I just thought they needed telling really, in case they were labouring under the apprehension that they were still friends.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#End
#Being
#Thought
#Friends
I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Mind
#Music
#Business
#Escapism
Actually when we stopped New Order I was busier than ever. The only gaps have been while we've been writing.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Writing
#Order
And they do tend to be fast and up, because that's how I like to drive.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
But then I quite enjoy when something goes wrong, because when I watch DJs that take it very seriously, it's nice when you make a mistake and laugh about it.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Wrong
#Mistake
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,
English
Musician
#People
#Money
I'd rather have ten people who are mad for it than ten thousand who aren't.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#People
It was an amazing mistake to lose 10p on every copy because your sleeve is so expensive.
Peter Hook,
English
Musician
#Mistake