Piece in Barney Book About Hooky and Gillian

Havent seent in mentioned here but one item I found hard to understand was Barney's comment in the Nolan book about Hooky been very sexist towards Gillian. Was it just barney getting one over on Hooky.

I wondered this too. They were together at for least a decade by the time of Republic. Surely Hooky had got used to Gillian being there? I take it with a pinch of salt.

Curses, I must avoid these threads. I'm only about 3 chapters in - still laughing at Bernard's comments about Ian Brown's strange Ian Curtis Bowden anecdote.

What with all these biographical tomes by/about Hooky, Ian and Barney, am I the only one hoping that Steve writes a book about the JD/NO shebang? Surely he's the ideal candidate given that:

a) He's clearly the only member of the band(s) who isn't either dead or whose memory isn't shot to fucking pieces, and

b) he's by about a million miles the funniest fucker in the group.

yeah. i just wanna hear about the laughs that Ste and the band had. end of really. Ste is the funniest.

Doctor Clayhead wrote: What with all these biographical tomes by/about Hooky, Ian and Barney, am I the only one hoping that Steve writes a book about the JD/NO shebang? Surely he's the ideal candidate given that:

a) He's clearly the only member of the band(s) who isn't either dead or whose memory isn't shot to fucking pieces, and

b) he's by about a million miles the funniest fucker in the group.

Steve is funny in a more direct way while Barney has the best lines, but yeah, I sure would love to read Steve's book. He seems the most down to earth guy and the most neutral.

I've seen two interviews with Hooky and Steve, one in an UK and another in a french tv programme. Both excellent and funny :D

Chris Nash wrote: The Steve Morris book would probably be the best, the funniest, the most honest and the most readable. In fact, maybe the definitive JD/NO book - no offence to Hooky, Gillian and Barney.

I'd love to be the one doing the interviewing and writing, but sadly... I'm crap.

However, if Steve did want me to write it... (yes Jenn, come over to do the photos...)

...oh and,

Chris Nash wrote: The Steve Morris book would probably be the best, the funniest, the most honest and the most readable. In fact, maybe the definitive JD/NO book - no offence to Hooky, Gillian and Barney.

I'd love to be the one doing the interviewing and writing, but sadly... I'm crap.

However, if Steve did want me to write it... (yes Jenn, come over to do the photos...)

I'll help him with his technical memoires any time :D

Those I would love to read, he and Barney COULD both talk enough machine shite to fuddle even my head, the difference is, Steve might actually do it. Then again, maybe no one ever asks Barney.

Someone did ask Barney!

Chris: I don't think you're crap as an interviewing person at all and yes, Steve's book could prove both an insight (sic) and pretty funny too. Something that I've always wondered about: at the height of 'the band's troubles' i.e losing shitloads of cash on the Hac, touring to keep Factory going etc, did Gillian and Steve take it all home with them after a day's work?

Mr Morris, you have the floor...

Doctor Clayhead wrote: What with all these biographical tomes by/about Hooky, Ian and Barney, am I the only one hoping that Steve writes a book about the JD/NO shebang? Surely he's the ideal candidate given that:

a) He's clearly the only member of the band(s) who isn't either dead or whose memory isn't shot to fucking pieces, and

b) he's by about a million miles the funniest fucker in the group.

Totally agree. The definitive story has to come from Steve. He's been making me laugh ever since I heard him chip in, in interviews circa Technique. He was still making me laugh in the recent Factory documentary. (It's a pity his character hardly said a thing in Control). Of course I hope they all write books, but I think Hooky's might exaggerate and mythologize a lot whilst Bernard is far too secretive and it worries me he can't remember writing "Procession". C'mon Stevo, park yer tank and get yer biro out.

Yup, the great unwritten book on the whole saga from Mr Morris, probably the only person who can remember who said what to whom, what was decided, what happened later and how things got done...or didn't!

It's a bit like Bill Wyman being the official historian during his time with the Stones: I think everyone else was busy birding, buzzing and boozing to actually keep a record so Bill was your man.

So come on, Steve! There are a few books about JD/NO around but none actually written by a member. Something along the lines of Wolfgang Flur's expose would be just the ticket.

Yep, I've just been listening to the XFM Manchester Heart & Soul documentary (now available as a podcast) and there's Professor S. Morris recalling details of the recording of "No Love Lost". He IS the memory master as well as the God of Drums and Tank-Lord.

Sorry to butt in, but I'm sure I read somewhere that Steve wrote Procession.

Yeah, I think you're right. Sorry, my memory's as fractured as Bernard's. I think I read in the sleeve notes to the New Order boxed set that when they were compiling the live CD and were listening to a live recording of Procession Bernard said something like "is this one of ours ?".