“I first read about hypnotism at school, and I used to do tricks like g...” — Bernard Sumner Quote

“I first read about hypnotism at school, and I used to do tricks like getting a really skinny guy to arm wrestle the local bully.”

“I think New Order have got their own sound. But what we like to do is experiment, using dance music and other things.”

“Playing live is great, but it's not a creative thing, really. It's a reproductive thing.”

“If someone throws you in a pool and you can't swim, you're going to struggle.”

“I was no good at anything else at school. But I was good at one thing, which was creativity.”

“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.”

“God's given me so much talent, and my height doesn't define my skill set. I believe that God has given me a right arm, and for some reason, even though I'm 5'11", to be able to make the throws and make great decisions on the field and all that.”

“But I do, like proper cooks, have an oven burn on my arm. I ran it under the tap for a couple of minutes but then the biscuits I'd made were cool enough to eat and I had to make a choice. Tiny scar and full belly it is then.”

“My arms and chest were always the hardest for me. I obsessed over my arms for 32 years! I did everything to bring them up: for 2 years, I did mini arm workouts every night before bed!”

“I set out to make a sandwich using a robot arm. I put a knife at the end of it and tried to make it spread peanut butter over bread. It didn't work so great.”

“At 14 I discovered girls. At that time dancing was the only way you could put your arm around the girl. Dancing was courtship.”

“I like protective men, the type who'll put an arm around me so I can be smothered.”