Peter Hook is well-known for being a co-founder of both Joy Division and its successor group, New Order, two legendary post-punk bands who played a major part in music history. But Hook doesn’t appear to have many good feelings left when it comes to his former New Order bandmates, Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner, and Stephen Morris.
The talented bassist took a strong stance when he was asked about the possibility of ever reuniting with his former bandmates in a recent conversation with Mojo magazine. The question came up while talking about Joy Division and New Order’s joint induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame coming up in November 2026.
“The answer is, no, I will never play with them again. I’d rather die than play with them three,” Hook declared before opening up a bit about why he felt this way. “What they did to me and my family when they took the name, it was terrible.”
He went on, “You have to have morals in this world, and if I let my morals slip, I don’t think people will think better of me… I lived a lie for so long to maintain the status quo… it saps your soul.”
As for his opinions on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honor, Hook was much more excited. He said, “Is it deserved? Without a shadow of a doubt!… Joy Division has been the bedrock of everything we’ve ever done, and to rise phoenix-like from the ashes to what we achieved as New Order… those 10 years from 1980 to 1990 were absolutely golden.”
“It’s a hell of a discography, and I still have great belief in the music,” he concluded.
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Despite the feud between Hook and his fellow New Order founding members, he will be in attendance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Nov. 14. But as he has made clear, he will not be performing on stage with the others.
Hook played bass for New Order until 2007. The band had gone through several break-ups and reformations by then. In 2011, New Order reformed without Hook for the first time, in part leading to the feud and a long legal battle.
After New Order, Hook has had many different music projects, including Ad Infinitum, Revenge, and Peter Hook & the Light.
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