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Peter Hook Labels New Order a ‘Bad Cover Version’ of Themselves

Peter Hook hasn’t wavered in his animosity toward his former New Order bandmates, labeling the group a “bad cover version” of themselves.

Close to two decades on from his exit from New Order, bassist Peter Hook hasn’t wavered in his animosity toward his former bandmates, labeling the group a “bad cover version” of themselves. Hook, along with Joy Division bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris, completed their initial lineup with the addition of keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. However, in a new interview with British publication The i Paper, Hook says he retains a sense of animosity towards his former band, noting he hasn’t spoken to vocalist and guitarist Sumner in 17 years.

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