Peter Hook quotes

Peter Hook is a renowned English musician, singer, and songwriter. With a career spanning over four decades, Hook is most famously known as the co-founder and bassist of the influential bands Joy Division and New Order. Born on February 13, 1956, in Salford, Hook's distinctive basslines played a pivotal role in shaping the post-punk and new wave genres. Aside from his work with Joy Division and New Order, he has also pursued a successful solo career and has collaborated with various artists. Hook's deep musical impact continues to resonate with fans worldwide. Discover more about Peter Hook's discography, accomplishments, and upcoming projects here.

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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

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

And they do tend to be fast and up, because that's how I like to drive.

- Peter Hook

Nobody is the same. If we were all the same it would be bloody boring.

- 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

Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest!

- Peter Hook

The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special.

- 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 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

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

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

- 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

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

- Peter Hook

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

- Peter Hook

That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular.

- Peter Hook

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

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

- 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 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

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

- Peter Hook

I'd rather have ten people who are mad for it than ten thousand who aren't.

- Peter Hook

Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.

- 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 you make a mistake and laugh about it.

- Peter Hook