Joy Division were heavily influenced by punk. How come you ended up sounding like Joy Division rather than the Sex Pistols?
You included New Order in the 'in memorium' section of the book… why?
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Joy Division originally planned to stay with Factory for one record and then to sign with a major label. Why did you stay with Factory?
You said in the book that it would be nice to play a gig without the singer collapsing. Was it hard to include such a shocking truth as that?
Music has gone full circle from bands pressing their own vinyl and delivering records to the shops. Bands are not selling records today. When we end up just renting music have we lost anything?
After being star-struck by Steve Harley did you ever get to meet him again?
Did you ever learn how to formally write music?
The book switches between Bernard and Barney… a deliberate attempt to wind him up?
What would Simon Cowell have said to Ian Curtis on X-Factor?