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I think in South America people are very, uh, they have no inhibitions and wear their hearts on their sleeves - what's the word? They're very expressive, demonstrative.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: America Expressive Hearts Inhibitions People Sleeves South South America Think Very Wear Word I Think

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It's weird: people used to want your autograph; now what they want to do is to take your photograph with an iPhone. And sometimes they'll pop their arm around you to hold their iPhone; they're shaking when they take it.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Arm Around Autograph Hold Iphone Now People Photograph Pop Shaking Sometimes Take Used Want Weird You Your

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It can be an educational thing to play your songs to people because you see where you've gone right and where you've gone wrong.

~Bernard Sumner

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I knew from working with New Order that I enjoyed working with Phil Cunningham.

~Bernard Sumner

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Part of the reason I joined Joy Division was so that I really wouldn't have to grow up.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Division Grow Grow Up Joined Joy Joy Division Part Really Reason Up

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Los Angeles produced the Beach Boys. Dusseldorf produced Kraftwerk. New York produced Chic. Manchester produced Joy Division.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Angeles Beach Beach Boys Boy Chic Division Joy Joy Division Los Los Angeles Manchester New New York Produced York

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My mother, Laura Sumner, had cerebral palsy. She was born absolutely fine, but after about three days, she started having convulsions that left her with a condition that would confine her to a wheelchair her entire life.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: About Absolutely After Born Cerebral Condition Confine Days Entire Entire Life Fine Had Having Her Laura Left Life Mother She Started Three Wheelchair Would

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I never knew my father. He'd disappeared from the scene before I was born, and I still have no idea who he is. Perhaps strangely, it's never bothered me; I certainly don't believe it's really affected me.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Affected Before Believe Born Bothered Certainly Disappeared Father He Idea Knew Me Never No Idea Perhaps Really Scene Still Strangely Who I Was Born

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I like singing now, but I didn't at the start. I didn't think about singing, didn't know how to do it, so I hit the ground stumbling.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: About Ground Hit How Know Like Now Singing Start Stumbling Think

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If someone throws you in a pool and you can't swim, you're going to struggle.

~Bernard Sumner

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 4th, 1956

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