Pete Shelley - a true gent!
He helped us so much at the start of our career out of a sheer love for all things punk. Without Pete & the Buzzcocks I would probably still be working at the Docks. RIP mate. X
Mark Lanegan was a lovely man. He led a wild life that some of us could only dream of. He leaves us with fantastic words and music! Thank god that through all of that he will live forever. RIP Mark. Sleep well. Love Hooky. X
66! I can’t quite believe it myself… Thank you for all of your wishes and kindest regards...
I have one wish for you all too - a long, long, healthy & happy life. Hopefully together! Cheers! Love Hooky 👴🏻 🎸 ❤️
Will you still need me, will you still feed me... obviously! Colin the Caterpillar makes his 64th appearance. Lovely birthday - spoilt rotten again! Thanks for all the wonderful messages. Hooky ‘20. X
It was lovely to visit Ian this morning.
Hard to believe it’s been 40 years.
I was so proud to play every
@joydivision
song for him, so enjoy today’s concert stream:
Please support by donating to the
@epilepsysociety
if you can:
Such sad news about Janice Long. She was always a great friend and a great supporter of our music. She was a lovely lady and a pleasure to be around. RIP. ❤️
What a shock… Paul Ryder was the archetypal solid, quiet, strong, dependable bass player. A lovely man - respectful & charming. When they got back together I remember seeing them play & he looked so happy. And they needed him back so much, he gave them soul & passion. RIP mate.
Joy Division/New Order have been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame - the 2023
@rockhall
fan vote is now open & we need your votes!
You can cast your vote for Joy Division/New Order right now - and you can vote daily - here:
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I remember well being blown away by Ennio Morricone’s music on so many films. We would then spend hours trying to get that guitar sound - on Elegia & Sunrise specifically - and of course, he was the inspiration for the Blue Monday bassline. Thank you Ennio & rest in peace.
Thank you for all the birthday wishes! Here I am starting as I mean to go on… Matt here on the left has the job of keeping me young - he is doing a grand job getting me ready for the
@rockhall
Hall of Fame..?! 🥊 😂 🎸💥 See you all soon love Hooky! X
Some thoughts about venues charging a commission on sales of band merchandise… sometimes up to 25%.
Well done
@Tim_Burgess
for starting this conversation. I have been battling this for many years now and fully support a change to this practise.
Dreams Never End...
After over 40 years I finally have a guitar with my name on it! Thanks to everyone at
@EastwoodGuitars
for doing such a great job on the
#HookyBass6Pro
!
Great to visit this wonderful new mural of Ian today by
@Akse_P19
, now almost finished on Mill St in Macclesfield.
I’ve been waiting for a long time to see a tribute to Ian in his hometown.
Catch me on
@BBCNWT
&
@GranadaReports
this evening talking about Ian & the mural.
CEREMONY
Looking at it now, I view Ceremony as a gift from Ian. It’s the perfect guitar driven song with a fantastic, timeless chorus. And it’s amazing live.
This one is a great production - well done Martin!
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So sad to hear about Andrew Weatherall. I was only listening to his mix of ‘World in Motion’ in the gym this morning and thinking how amazing it was. I worked with him many times - he was a truly nice, kind man who shared many, many words of wisdom. RIP. X
DISORDER.
It’s a very impactful opener - fast, exciting.. You can hear the drums, bass, guitar & then vocals come in one by one. Martin Hannett’s added ambience is so important to this song. We had a rock song, but he made it a lot more textured.
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And there we have it!
Thank you to
@Tim_Burgess
&
@KCMANC
for joining me in sharing their thoughts.
And thanks to all of you for listening over all these years.
‘Movement’ next up? Any takers? I love that record, very underrated...
Goodnight all!
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Very much looking forward to this listening party for ‘Unknown Pleasures’ with
@Tim_Burgess
,
@KCMANC
& of course all of you.
Join us right here on Twitter at 10pm (UK time) on Friday 22nd May.
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Ceremony was the last song that Joy Division wrote. We would of course go on to release it as New Order’s first single.
I see it as a Joy Division song though, 100%. Feels natural to me to hear Ian singing it. Here’s a shot from the gig.
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Shocked and saddened to hear about Denise - my heart goes out to the Johnson family for their terrible loss. Rest in peace Denise, singing with the angels. X
As Ian Curtis would have turned 65 today
@peterhook
drops by
@theJeremyVine
's
@BBCRadio2
show to pay tribute to & celebrate his bandmate’s influence & contribution to popular culture.
Tune in after 1pm at the BBCR2 listen live link here -
#SoThisIsPermanent
: 24 Hour Live Stream - 18/5/20
After the postponement of this week’s gigs & in tribute to Ian Curtis, the footage from our 2015 show performing every
@joydivision
track will be available for 24 hours this Monday from 12pm on the Joy Division Youtube channel.
Thanks everyone for listening! I really hope I can get back to playing this live for you soon.
But I must admit, please don’t be fooled by all the togetherness shown in these listening parties.
We have not spoken for nearly 9 years, have we Steve?
RIP Dave Booth. Such a lovely guy. He was the DJ at Joy Division’s first ever gig at Pips. We shared a massive love for Pips & all the music that came from it. I did a residency with him in Ibiza too - he was so nice & humble. I will miss him.
SHE’S LOST CONTROL
One of our most iconic songs. Steve used a ring modulated snare sound here along with a spray can of furniture polish to make that drum riff.
Another one of Ian’s favourite high bass riffs - I’m using the droning technique again.
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Atmosphere was voted the UK’s
#1
funeral song, while Robbie Williams Angels was voted
#1
for weddings.
When I heard this at Tony Wilson’s funeral I really did wish I’d written Angels.
My wife is threatening to play Russ Abbott’s Atmosphere when I go.
SLC up next!
Steve Harley was the man who with ‘Sebastian’ introduced me to proper music, on holiday in 1973 in Prestatyn… I was counting the hour down on Radio Luxembourg for the power play. Cockney Rebel were my favourites & Steve my favourite songwriter. You made me smile! God bless. RIP.
TWENTY FOUR HOURS
Amazing song if I do say so myself. Great bassline & sound - again thanks to my chorus pedal.
Very fast, rocking track with effective drop downs
One of the last tracks we wrote. The feeling of what could have been is heartbreaking.
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Don’t forget, we’re playing both Joy Division & New Order ‘Substance’ albums live all around the world this year… 🌏
🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇳🇿
Tour tickets:
Ian worked at the job centre. Lyrics were inspired by a young lady who had epilepsy that he was trying to find a job for.
It really shocked him when she had a fit and died. When he found out he had epilepsy himself, this weighed on his mind heavily.
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SHADOWPLAY
This started from us trying to emulate a Velvet Underground song called The Ocean. Barney wanted a riff that was like a wave - building up, then crashing. That idea worked perfectly here.
These lyrics feel like something from a film to me.
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The bass does have a very funereal feel. I got the chance to visit Staglieno cemetery in Genoa, Italy before The Light’s 2015 gig.
Two tombs there are featured on the sleeves of Closer & L.W.T.U.A.
Can’t help but think Ian would’ve loved to see it.
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LOVE WILL TEAR US APART
Another from the cemetery in Genoa - it really was amazing to see.
This was written at TJ Davidson’s rehearsal rooms. We got the main riffs in about an hour. None of the words in Ian’s bag suited, so he went off to write more.
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Tonight at 10pm
After Closer, we will then listen to the three 12” singles that have also just been reissued for the 40th anniversary!
The order will be:
Atmosphere
She’s Lost Control
Transmission
Love Will Tear Us Apart
@Tim_Burgess
@KCMANC
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Thanks to everyone who came out to see us in 2019 - it’s been another fantastic year with amazing support from fans all around the world! 🌏
See you in 2020 - we’ve already announced dates in the UK & Europe with much more to come... 🎸 🤘
Here’s the setlist from last night’s show at the
@TWIAV_Mx
festival in Mexico City.
It was also a lot of fun to join
@SmashingPumpkin
on stage later in the night to play No Love Lost!
Thanks
@Billy
for the invitation & thanks to the amazing audience as always here in Mexico. 🇲🇽
ISOLATION
One of my best riffs & probably the closest we get to my actual live bass sound on either album.
Contrast to the previous track in that we now have an effect on Ian’s vocals. Great chorus - this should definitely have been a single.
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Ok - here we go!
Glad to be here listening with you all once again - had a wonderful time doing Unknown Pleasures & reading all of your messages.
Happy 40th Birthday to Closer!
WOW - where does the time go?
First time opening the 40th anniversary reissue - beautiful.
It’s a lovely feeling to have Joy Division/New Order nominated for the 2023
@rockhall
#RockHall2023
!
Check out this new interview I did with
@billboard
discussing the nomination:
Vote Joy Division/New Order in the fan vote here:
I would just like to thank everyone for all of the birthday wishes, and for your support! It’s a tough world & we all need all the help we can get! I had a lovely day. So roll on 63! 😉 See you soon! H.
Here’s the setlist from our first show of the year last night at
@rockaway_fest
- thanks everyone, great crowd!
Our next show will be in Mexico City on Saturday 4th March at
@TWIAV_Mx
alongside
@SmashingPumpkin
@Interpol
& many more…
2 weeks to go until the 40th anniversary edition of
@joydivision
’s ‘Closer’ is released on clear vinyl - order yours now via
Then, on July 18th, I’ll be playing my copy and live tweeting the album with
@Tim_Burgess
for
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
. Join us!
Great morning back at my old school Salford Grammar/Buile Hill Academy and lovely to meet the students and staff. After being told I’d amount to nothing back then, to return as a successful musician after forty years in the game, just shows that you should never be discouraged.
It’s great to play these songs again!
Really looking forward to Monaco’s first gig in over 20 years at Belgium’s W Festival in May...
@MonacoNews1
@davidpottsmusic
Joy Division/New Order have been nominated for the
#RockHall2023
!
The fan vote is now open - click here to cast your vote and help get Joy Division/New Order into the class of 2023:
@rockhall
NEW DAWN FADES
The very first sound you hear on this is backwards guitar again. I finished the bass to this quite late on in the recording process.
We’ve come in one by one again - drums, bass, guitar, vocals. One of Barney’s very best guitar riffs.
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10 years ago today - 18/5/10.
First ever Peter Hook & The Light concert in Manchester.
Since then, we’ve played around 650 dates all over the world.
Thank you for the continued support.
Will be posting some more memories from the last 10 years later.
Thanks to all of your votes, Joy Division/New Order are moving up the standings in the 2023
@rockhall
fan vote - but there’s still more to do!
Don’t forget that you can keep supporting by submitting a new vote every day via
#RockHall2023
We never asked him what he was singing about - it just sounded right so we never bothered.
Of course, after Ian’s death everybody looked at the lyrics & they almost read like the story of his life. But it really didn’t feel like that at the time.
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ATMOSPHERE
We didn’t like to put singles on the LPs as our punk ethos was that we didn’t want to sell fans the same thing twice. Michael Shamberg however thought that this was too good to be ‘wasted’ on a limited edition French release. He was right.
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Geordie Walker was a great partner in crime! One of the best guitarists I have ever worked with. Sadly we were planning another collaboration… but we can do it heaven! RIP mate. X
Here’s a copy of the lyrics to She’s Lost Control that I wrote out in preparation for The Light’s first ever gig performing Unknown Pleasures 10 years ago this week.
I loved playing it live as Joy Division and to this day it remains a favourite.
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We did it - Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Movement & more..!!
Thanks to everyone who has joined in & listened with me - I love reading all of your comments.
Thanks again
@Tim_Burgess
- it’s a wonderful thing you have started here!
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
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FAC33 is 43! 🎉
‘Ceremony’ - released on this day in 1981.
Here’s a version you may not have heard before which I did with my son
@Jack_Bass_
, guitarist
@jjjschroeder
from
@SmashingPumpkin
& drummer Shane Graham…
TEMPTATION
The ultimate crowd pleaser! To me this was always better to play than Blue Monday as it’s all about the band whereas BM was all about the sequencers.
We got to produce this exactly how we wanted. It was so enjoyable to be free of Martin.
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Some of Ian’s best lyrics here. Everybody thinks it’s “waiting for a guy” in the first line, but its GUIDE!
The album was recorded over 3 weekends - I am in awe of what we achieved in such a short space of time. We only worked nights - it was cheaper.
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I’m excited to be joining
@gorillaz
for their ‘Song Machine - Live from Kong’ global livestream event next week on December 12th & 13th!
Tickets are available now via
It’s such a fantastic, beautiful song.
Atmosphere is actually 2 different song ideas put together. Me & Steve had an idea for bass/drums, while Barney & Ian had a separate idea for vocals/keys.
When we put those ideas together, this song was born.
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🇲🇽 MEXICO CITY! 🇲🇽
We are so excited to be bringing our Joy Division/New Order ‘Substance’ live tour back to CDMX on Thursday 29th August at Pabellón Oeste!
Presale begins Thursday 6th December @ 11am.
General sale begins Friday 7th December @ 11am.
A limited edition 40th anniversary version of
@joydivision
’s ‘Closer’ will be released this July on clear vinyl - forty years on from its original release.
Order here >>
The definitive collection of the 1983 studio album Power, Corruption & Lies will be released on October 2nd 2020. The collection features the album remastered for the first time from the original analogue tape masters on LP and CD. Pre-order now >>