Peter Hook

“The break-up of a relationship is always difficult, especially a 30-year one.”

“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.”

“The thing with Joy Division's music is that each member was playing like a separate line. We hardly ever played together; we all played separately. But when you put it together, it was like the ingredients in a cake.”

“When you've travelled for 34 years as a musician, you do all the culture stuff when you're young and full of energy. In the middle stage, you indulge too much and are scared of daylight. Then, in the final stage, you've seen it all, so you tend to take things a lot easier.”

“I have a hard time getting my head around the idea of playing 'The Perfect Kiss' in my 50s. I can't quite get there.”

“Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.”

“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!”

“I'm one of those old cynics that thinks, whoever you vote for, the government always gets in.”

“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!!”

“When I started DJing years ago, I took great delight in annoying the audience. Playing Johnny Cash in the middle of a banging night.”

“I just like keeping busy and having ten things on the go.”

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

“I must confess that over my career, I've actually downplayed the importance of DJs. It's such a different art form. Then all of a sudden you try it, and you think, 'Good God, these guys do work.' I used to be very cynical and very blase about it. I can only apologize.”

“Once you made that decision to split New Order up, you were like, 'Woo-hoo! I better get out there and get a job.'”

“My father was always Labour, and my mother was always Conservative, so I tended to sort of go in the middle.”

“A poetic, sensitive, tortured soul, the Ian Curtis of the myth - he was definitely that.”

“One of the great things about education is that it should stop you making mistakes - and I have made a lot of mistakes.”

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

“We loved country songs in New Order. That's our big secret!”

“I was reading an article about Kings of Leon's bass player, who said that he was directly influenced by Joy Division and by me. I was like, 'Woah!' It surprised me. It's a great compliment.”