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. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
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. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
I always felt like there were always egos involved when I was trying to get music finished in New Order. Sometimes it would feel like I was running through water. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
I was no good at anything else at school. But I was good at one thing, which was creativity. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
There were certain things I couldn’t do with New Order without upsetting the rest of the band, so I started to write some solo stuff. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
I used to be a party monster, very into Acid House, which I saw as my weekend reward for working hard all week. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
Playing live is great, but it’s not a creative thing, really. It’s a reproductive thing. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
You spend more time with your fellow band members than your girlfriend or wife, and you end up at each other’s throats. It happens to all bands. Bernard Sumner Read Quote
