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I look back on Joy Division very fondly indeed. I know that, of course, the band came to a tragic end, but that does not change the fact that Joy Division was a great band to be a part of.

The thing with Joy Division's music is that each member was playing like a separate line. We hardly ever played together; we all played separately. But when you put it together, it was like the ingredients in a cake.

Over the years, Joy Division has become a huge part of music culture.

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.

Joy Division sounded like Manchester: cold, sparse and, at times, bleak.

I've been very grateful and humbled by the fact that young people really dig Joy Division's music. It's a great testament to the chemistry and the songwriting prowess between the four original members.

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

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

'Movement' sounded like Joy Division, but 'Power, Corruption & Lies' is the first New Order record.

If it wasn't for John Peel, there would be no Joy Division and no New Order. He was one of the few people to give bands that played alternative music a chance to get heard, and he continued to be a champion of cutting-edge music throughout his life.