Peter Hook

A poetic, sensitive, tortured soul, the Ian Curtis of the myth - he was definitely that.

Great music seems to come from a lot of angst, and that angst is from great musicians getting together with intense chemistry. When that chemistry isn't there, people tend not to write great music.

Knowing very little about a band only adds to the allure.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

If I were gay, life would be a lot simpler. I'm kind of annoyed that I'm not.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.