I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism.

That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular.

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.

Actually when we stopped New Order I was busier than ever. The only gaps have been while we've been writing.

We need to talk about what we are going to do and see and decide. We'll have to wait and see.

Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.

There are seven songs finished and on par with any that are on Siren's.

And they do tend to be fast and up, because that's how I like to drive.

When you balance it against New Order, New Order don't work or tour relentlessly. We definitely work in our own way and sometimes it's a bit too slow for me, so I like to plan ahead and fill my time up.

I'd rather have ten people who are mad for it than ten thousand who aren't.

They amaze me most of those remixes. Some of them are crap. But every time I complain, someone comes up and says they are for a different market that you don't understand. Some of the New Order ones are really great, though.

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

It's quite ironic I suppose, it's that thing about being in a group when you all start out as friends and then invariably end up hating each other. So I just thought they needed telling really, in case they were labouring under the apprehension that they were still friends.

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

It's the same misconception I used to have. I meet people and think they're millionaires and they're not.

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 think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism.

It was an amazing mistake to lose 10p on every copy because your sleeve is so expensive.

The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special.

We don't to be some kind of rock supergroup for the sake of being a supergroup. You want to change things and say something fresh and new so you appeal to people as a new group.

America stopped making vinyl and phased out the single but Germany held out and refused. Warner's never phased out vinyl in Germany. Now America imports it!

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!!

I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it.

The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.

Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest!

'24 Hour Party People' was a comedy, and I knew that from the beginning.

'Love Will Tear Us Apart' is very simply written.

'Movement' sounded like Joy Division, but 'Power, Corruption & Lies' is the first New Order record.

'Unknown Pleasures' is a very important record for me. It was the first LP that I recorded.

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

Accept what you did do, and live with it.

At my age, I only travel business class because I just don't bend anymore; my body can't cope with it.

Bands don't play the whole LP. They play a selection of the songs that they like.

Bass players are always the underdogs of the band, but I made sure that I was never viewed as one. I went out of my way to steal as much limelight as I could.

Dance music tends to be a solitary affair.

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

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

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

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.

I love that young bands will do anything to succeed.

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.

I play a lot of hard, uncompromising dance music; it can be anything from dance to rock to reggae.

I prefer it when I can intimidate the audience rather than the audience intimidate me. I've been lucky in my career to have both.

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.

I regularly go to concerts with my children sharing the music.

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.

I'm not a good flyer. Because I do it so much, I think the odds of something going wrong are not in my favour.

I've been very grateful and humbled by the fact that young people really dig Joy Division's music. It's a great testament to the chemistry and the songwriting prowess between the four original members.