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I'm not interested in the past or in talking about myself.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: About In The Past Interested Myself Not Interested Past Talking

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There's only two choices when life goes wrong. You deal with it, or you check out, and, like 90% of people, I go for the former.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Check Choices Deal Former Go Goes Life Like Only Out People Two Wrong You

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If you're a lead singer, then you can't afford to be sensitive. On stage, everyone looks at the lead singer, even if you don't want them to - in America, they have those massive follow spots on you all the time; it does your head in. So, if you are a lead singer and you don't toughen up, you're in the wrong job, and you have to get out.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Afford America Does Even Everyone Follow Get Head Job Lead Lead Singer Looks Massive Out Sensitive Singer Spots Stage Them Then Those Time Toughen Up Want Wrong You Your

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I was interested in Prozac from a personal point of view because I can be a bit moody - things do get on top of me sometimes - so I was quite keen to find out what it would do to my personality.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Because Bit Find Get Interested Keen Me Moody Out Personal Personality Point Point Of View Quite Sometimes Things Top View Would I Can

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It's not in my nature to be too literal.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Literal Nature Too

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When you grow up without a brother or sister, you tend to see things just through your own eyes. You have friends and everything, but you spend most of your time watching TV or sat in a room making decisions about your life on your own.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: About Brother Decisions Everything Eyes Friends Grow Grow Up Just Life Making Making Decisions Most Own Room Sat See Sister Spend Tend Things Through Time Tv Up Watching Watching Tv Without You Your

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Thatcher was wrong. People don't exist - well, they don't flourish - as individuals. Life's about swapping ideas and communicating with other people.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: About Communicating Exist Flourish Ideas Individuals Life Other People Thatcher Well Wrong

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We're all private people, but as a musician, I think that once you get to the point where there's more of your life behind you than in front of you, you owe it to your public to explain yourself.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Behind Explain Front Get Life More Musician Once Owe People Point Private Public Than Think Where You Your Yourself I Think

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We didn't play any Joy Division songs for 10 years after the start of New Order, which was a very honourable thing to do even if it meant shooting ourselves in the foot.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: After Any Division Even Foot Joy Joy Division Meant New Order Ourselves Play Shooting Songs Start Thing Very Which Years

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If something I do now sounds like something I did in the past, it's because I played it. I can't help sounding like myself. That's going to happen. The things that I play on guitar that resonate with me are probably the same things that resonated with me when I started playing in Joy Division.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Because Did Division Going Guitar Happen Help In The Past Joy Joy Division Like Me Myself Now Past Play Played Playing Resonate Same Same Things Something Sounds Started Things

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 4th, 1956

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