Hi all,
I wonder if others are trying to put something together for an essay about music. I am still researching and accidentally came upon this interesting interview on TripleJ Radio:
Peter Hook was a member of the Manchester band Joy Division. In the late seventies this band produced music that was completely at odds with anything else you coud hear in those days. In May 1980 their singer, Ian Curtis, took his life and the band Joy Division seized immediately. Sonn afterwards, the remaining band members foundet New Order who are most popular for their 80s hit Blue Monday. Peter Hook was the bassist of both bands and decided to celebrate Ian Curtis' life by going on world tour with friends (among them his son), playing the entire first album titled Unknown Pleasures and their hit single Love Will Tear Us Apart.
The interesting thing about the interview is, that it was recorded on Jack Hook's (Peter's son) 21st birthday. Jack as his farther plays base and belongs to the band refered to as friends. Peter Hook was the same age as his son when he started his music career in the mid-seventies and both are self taught musicians. While Peter learned by the book, Jack learned from the Internet. Peter gives some very interesting insight into the difference of producing music in his days and how it has changed nowadays with all the opportunities the Internet provides:
"...thanks to the wonders of Youtube where nobody has to wonder what anything's like anymore, they can now go on YouTube and see what everything is like - it certainly takes the mystery out of life".
Here is the full interview:
http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/triplej/tomalex/peterhook_2010_09_27.mp3
Cheers,
Volker
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