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New Order has always been a hybrid band. We always mixed guitar, bass, drums with electronic.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Always Band Bass Been Drums Electronic Guitar Hybrid Mixed New Order

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The story of New Order is all about learning from our mistakes.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: About Learning Mistakes New Order Our Story

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I'm not interested in how well someone can sing. It's what you're singing that interests me.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: How Interested Interests Me Not Interested Sing Singing Someone Well You

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You can't put rubbish into a computer and get something good out.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Computer Get Good Out Put Rubbish Something Something Good You

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I get writer's block all the time. The only way I can write what I consider to be good lyrics is to put myself through the mill.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Block Consider Get Good Lyrics Mill Myself Only Put Through Time Way Write Writer I Can

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The words that I'm most happy with are the ones that come from my subconscious rather than my conscious. They just feel right. I think that's the same with music, really. If you're doing an album, there's ten or eleven sets of lyrics, so you get to the point of inspiration ten or eleven times - it's difficult.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Album Come Conscious Difficult Doing Eleven Feel Get Happy Inspiration Just Lyrics Most Music Point Rather Really Right Same Sets Subconscious Ten Than Think Times Words You I Think

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I tend to think in images and feelings rather than non-abstract concepts.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Concepts Feelings Images Rather Tend Than Think

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Choosing a name for a band is always a difficult thing, and I don't think people should read too much into a name because, after all, it's just a handle. It doesn't mean anything.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: After Always Anything Band Because Choosing Difficult Difficult Thing Handle Just Mean Much Name People Read Should Thing Think Too Too Much

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I'm very proud of New Order and Joy Division, that heritage of songs.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Division Heritage Joy Joy Division New Order Proud Songs Very

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I believe that every business and company takes two years to establish.

~Bernard Sumner

Topics: Believe Business Company Establish Every Takes Two Years I Believe I Believe That

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 4th, 1956

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