Peter Hook interview WLUW/NOOL

Spotnick wrote:

oldmonkey wrote: He added that he'd enjoyed ATR's Homage CD (featuring Jim Reilly, Liv, Major, me and various other NOOL people {Martian!!}), and that he liked the Portuguese and Swedish NO cover CDs. He also said that there was a band called Re: Order who sounded like the way New Order sounded from 1983-86 "a bit shaky, a bit shit" - he joked that he would hire them for his 50th birthday, along with a string quartet called Litmus who have covered the band.

That's the Manchester Roadhouse tribute? I have that... I hate to say, but The Perfect Kiss sucks in there

It does indeed on record, but it was a great buzz to play it! No rehearsal, we only got the sequencer track a few minutes before the show, from Gnu Odor and it didn't help that we were all using borrowed gear and nobody had practiced their parts!

just listened to it. Top class Kamar ! a great interview with a great guy "because they've annoyed me mother, i've gotta hate them forever" Good news as well for Argentina. If you'll arrange a venue and planetickets, he'll come!;)

Hooky totally contradicted himself (in a good way) when he was talking about The Cure. He starts off being very friendly about the band and saying that he is a huge "fan" of the band, but then by the end of the piece about The Cure, he goes on to say that he has a deep "hate" for the band, because of his mother. Very funny stuff!

I cannot believe that the smartbar crowd didn't dance for him. I would go crazy if I dj-ed and nobody danced and everyone just stared back at me...awkward!

Next time Hooky comes to Chicago, people...let's give him a crowd that will react to his music!!!

Thanks for posting the interview. Well done Kamar, nice one. Sounded like it could have gone on and on - good questions, was more like a chat than simply firing questions at him. I guess I don't notice the accent as much as what some people do. I'm used to it in the US, must be hard for people to not only have to listen to what you are saying but also how you say it as well. Great to hear him mention Age of Consent - fantastic!

Great interview, I'm elated to hear that they record some itunes sessions, can't wait to hear 'em. And please, please, please tell me its true the Stone Roses are reuniting, its not a joke right? those guys are by far one of my favorite bands, I like them as much as NO! time to listen to Elephant stone!

Kamar....GREAT job man. You sounded a bit nervous...understandably....but you must have had a great time doing the interview. Hooky seemed relaxed..and the questions were good.

I especially liked how he remined us fans that he's still Punk at heart and maintains he (and the band) will do what they want...and not sell out, or confine to the machine.

Is the interview (not the transcript) posted on NOOL yet?

Rob Revilo wrote: Next time Hooky comes to Chicago, people...let's give him a crowd that will react to his music!!!

Yeah, I second that! They loved the Aragon show, and I was going nuts. What confused me was how some people just watched But I understand, sometimes when it's so hard to believe you just wanna take it all in:D

Totally missed it!

Thanks!

thanks for all the compliments. keep em coming! with love, the compliment whore :)

but, seriously, i'm really happy you enjoyed it. nic, wenorder, and i sat down for lunch and went over questions that the fans would want to hear. funny little story...Peter looked over at my notes, and saw that I spelled "Freebass" : "Freebase". I wrote it in my notes like that on purpose cause I remember it meant getting really fucked up somehow on some drug. when he saw it, he took my pen, and changed the e to an s. when he did that, i thought, "whatever you fuck, you spell email "emale". did i say it, hellllllllll nooooooooooo. as much as it would have been classic to get punched by hooky, i thought it be better to be on good terms with the guy cause he was so damn cool even though he scolded me twice :(

Rob Revilo wrote:

What did Hooky say about Barney going to the hospital after the Chicago show? What did he get poisoned with? I didn't understand...if someone could explain, that would be great.

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Is Peter "we'll never play AOC again" Hook taking the piss or is Peter "we'll never play AOC again" Hook telling the troof??

And as for the Stone Roses reforming: you can bet your bottom dollar it'll happen one day. Just as with New Order in '98, eventually the amounts they get offered for a reunion tour will help smoothe over any personal differences they might have had, mark my words!

Always difficult to say with Hooky - certainly he was having a bit of a laugh at our expenses through Kamar at times, knowing that people would be hanging on his every word. He has said before that AOC would not be around anymore. They had also said that The Village, Thieves Like Us and Leave Me Alone would be back in the set, now he is saying Age of Consent, EGG and Lonesome Tonight instead. Maybe they are changing their minds, maybe they are just saying things for the sake of it, who cares? We'll find out soon enough. I know they hadn't rehearsed as much as they wanted to for these US shows, and that we can expect more variety for the summer, though it won't ever be on a scale of 1985 different set every night. Bernard couldn't do that these days clearly, if he needs his jokes writing down for him as well as reminders of the songs he wrote, and the technological advancements and the soundboard requirements are such that it would no longer be possible to choose the setlist ten minutes before going on stage!

One thing that has struck me though - if Bernard changed the set at the last minute for the second encore track in New York, was he singing without an autocue on She's Lost Control? Maybe it can be done after all!!

Lonesome Tonight, EGG & AoC:D :D :D

All we need now is a 24 minute encore of HURT & this is Heaven

RealPlayer 10 for UNIX can't open the file, mplayer w/w32codecs can't open the file...

What version of Real encoded it?

Johnny Giles wrote:

Doctor Clayhead wrote:

And as for the Stone Roses reforming: you can bet your bottom dollar it'll happen one day. Just as with New Order in '98, eventually the amounts they get offered for a reunion tour will help smoothe over any personal differences they might have had, mark my words!

Yep, I don't think is as unrealistic as it sounds either. Wasn't Squire the one who wouldn't do it initially, but he's had little commercial success for a few years so he could be bought now. In fact Brown holds all the aces these days - he's putting together a Greatest Hits album at the mo, no less, and a SR gig would be great promotion for that even tho he wouldnt be playing any of 'em. Even Mani might be better off than Sqiure now, what, with all those Freebass royalties tumbling in.

Ah yes, but will they tempt Reni back to the fold...?

I remember seeing New Order at BDO in 2001(?) and hearing Barney order a Pernod and OJ on stage. I tried it later that week at a bar.

worst drink ever

oldmonkey wrote:

One thing that has struck me though - if Bernard changed the set at the last minute for the second encore track in New York, was he singing without an autocue on She's Lost Control? Maybe it can be done after all!!

Hey Yeah! Did anyone see the autocue during She's Lost Control?

they need Reni bad, his drumming is incredible. I think one thing that made the roses great was they were each great in our their own right. Personally I just want to see what they do now. Besides, John Squire needs to stop singing, even Ian brown is better. Ah, no autocue, how funny. I would like to think Bernard can sing a Joy division song without an autocue.

I think he was reading the teleprompter during the SLC verses. That techie on Phil's side of the stage, maybe he's respsonsible for it. I remember he was recordind the show with a video camera. I'm not sure if he had it in Oakland too.

Beach Boy wrote: they need Reni bad, his drumming is incredible. I think one thing that made the roses great was they were each great in our their own right. Personally I just want to see what they do now. Besides, John Squire needs to stop singing, even Ian brown is better. Ah, no autocue, how funny. I would like to think Bernard can sing a Joy division song without an autocue.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a contender for the "biggest load of bollocks post ever" award!

Why would Bernard be able to remember the lyrics and sing songs that he didn't write the lyrics to better than ones that he did?

Good interview Kamar!

you do say "wow" a lot!!!

I was only saying I hope he could remember Joy Divisions songs, he's known them longer. I wasn't saying he what he could remember better. It pointless to talk about this anyway, if you have something wrong with my statement then I'm sorry. Now then, I would like to see the Stone roses and New order at the same show, that would be great.

He will alway's be Barney to us