English - Musician | January 4, 1956 -
New Order has always been a hybrid band. We always mixed guitar, bass, drums with electronic.
Bernard Sumner
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I'm not interested in how well someone can sing. It's what you're singing that interests me.
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You can't put rubbish into a computer and get something good out.
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If it wasn't for John Peel, there would be no Joy Division and no New Order. He was one of the few people to give bands that played alternative music a chance to get heard, and he continued to be a champion of cutting-edge music throughout his life.
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I saw the Sex Pistols, and they were terrible.
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I get writer's block all the time. The only way I can write what I consider to be good lyrics is to put myself through the mill.
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The words that I'm most happy with are the ones that come from my subconscious rather than my conscious. They just feel right. I think that's the same with music, really. If you're doing an album, there's ten or eleven sets of lyrics, so you get to the point of inspiration ten or eleven times - it's difficult.
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I tend to think in images and feelings rather than non-abstract concepts.
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Choosing a name for a band is always a difficult thing, and I don't think people should read too much into a name because, after all, it's just a handle. It doesn't mean anything.
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I'm very proud of New Order and Joy Division, that heritage of songs.
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I believe that every business and company takes two years to establish.
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When Joy Division started, I was scared to death of having to get a normal day job.
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