A biography for Bernard Sumnerhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm very proud of New Order and Joy Division, that heritage of songs.”
“Being a single mother in the late 1950s was a very shocking thing - and dreadful thing - for people.”
“Joy Division finished the 1970s on a high. Our debut album, 'Unknown Pleasures,' was doing well; we'd just finished a hugely enjoyable and successful tour. The band's profile was higher than it had ever been, and it seemed to be growing by the day.”
“Los Angeles produced the Beach Boys. Dusseldorf produced Kraftwerk. New York produced Chic. Manchester produced Joy Division.”
“The drummer is the backbone of the band and is the real underrated one.”
“If you start off writing an album with a band, the reality is that you're constantly in each other's company, so it's really important that you get on with each other.”