Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
I was very into New Order, Joy Division, all of that when I was younger. I had a lot of bootlegs that I saved up my pocket money to buy. I had all the obscure early EPs.
I love Nirvana, Joy Division, and New Order - older alternative, I guess.
Part of the reason I joined Joy Division was so that I really wouldn't have to grow up.
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.
I'm very proud of New Order and Joy Division, that heritage of songs.
When Joy Division started, I was scared to death of having to get a normal day job.
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.
I was very good friends with Ian Curtis from Joy Division. In fact, I was the last person he spoke with before he died.
'Movement' sounded like Joy Division, but 'Power, Corruption & Lies' is the first New Order record.
I don't pretend to be Joy Division or New Order. What I do is very straight forward: it's an interpretation and a celebration of the music, with different people. Everyone looks at it and knows exactly what I'm doing.
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.
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 was nice doing my own Joy Division book to be able to put forward the fact that Ian was actually quite a nice guy and very hardworking, ambitious and loyal. But the thing was, he was battling such a dreadful illness in an era when they really didn't know how to treat it.
Most people have just heard Joy Division on record. And Joy Division on record was completely different than it was live.
New Order never celebrated anything to do with Joy Division.
Over the years, Joy Division has become a huge part of music culture.
There are lots of Joy Division songs that are so powerful when played live, some of which we did either never play or played very rarely.
Most of us experience a life full of wonderful moments and difficult moments. But for many of us, even when we are most joyful, there is fear behind our joy.
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
