The reason Joy Division and New Order are as influential and successful as they are is because of the unique playing of all the individuals.

It's really nice to be able to do what I'm doing without having to compromise with another musician.

I am man enough to be able to admit my own mistakes. I think that is an important trait to have.

I look back on Joy Division very fondly indeed. I know that, of course, the band came to a tragic end, but that does not change the fact that Joy Division was a great band to be a part of.

To be in one band that changed the world musically is pretty good, but to be in two bands that changed the world musically, that's amazing.

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.

I love that young bands will do anything to succeed.

Music was such an important part of everyone's life in the '60s and '70s, but everywhere you played, the music was dreadful.

I read one too many books about Joy Division by people who weren't there, and they always seem to dwell on the dark, the intense, the miserable image of Joy Division.

When you get the right people together, writing music becomes very effortless.