The World Motivation
I always felt like there were always egos involved when I was trying to get music finished in New Order. Sometimes it would feel like I was running through water.
“I always felt like there were always egos involved when I was trying to get music finished in New Order. Sometimes it would feel like I was running through water.”
— Bernard Sumner · Egos
I always felt like there were always egos involved when I was trying to get music finished in New Order. Sometimes it would feel like I was running through water.
If you're driving around or at home with the stereo blasting pure dance track, it gets boring within about 15 minutes. It doesn't work at home like it does in a nightclub. You've got no atmosphere.
I knew from working with New Order that I enjoyed working with Phil Cunningham.
It's not in my nature to be too literal.
If I work on music, it'll be for 10 hours a day, so sometimes I'll feel stressed, and I'll go for a two-hour walk. That sorts me out.
When you have too many stars, you have too many egos to manage, and it's difficult.
Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.
Players all have big egos.
Gentlemen, start your egos.
This is going to sound like a lie, but the 'Game of Thrones' set is so good to work on. I've been a part of plays and other projects where egos get in the way and there are constant fallings out. There's none of that there.