- Born
- Birth namePeter Woodhead
- Nickname
- Hooky
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Peter Hook is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Joy Division and New Order. Hook often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings with a signature heavy chorus effect. In New Order, he would do this, leaving the actual basslines to keyboards or sequencers. Hook formed the band which was to become Joy Division with Bernard Sumner in 1976. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis in 1980, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with them until 2007. Hook has recorded one album with Revenge (One True Passion), two albums with Monaco (Music for Pleasure and Monaco) and one album with Freebass (It's a Beautiful Life), serving as bassist, keyboardist and lead vocalist. He is currently the lead singer and bassist for Peter Hook and the Light.- IMDb mini biography by: RD
- SpousesCaroline Aherne(1994 - 1997) (divorced)Rebecca Jones(? - present) (1 child)
- Plays bass in the Manchester group Freebass. Hook's previous groups include: Warsaw (1976-1977), Joy Division (1978-1980), Revenge (1993-1994), Monaco (1997-2000) and New Order (1980-2007).
- Is portrayed by Ralf Little in 24 Hour Party People (2002).
- New Order were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. (16 November 2005).
- Is portrayed by Joe Anderson in Control (2007).
- The first single he bought was "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" by Kenny Rogers.
- Kraftwerk were always a massive influence on us. I remember after we did 'Blue Monday', Kraftwerk actually booked into the same studio to try and emulate us, which was absolutely mind blowing.
- When you find it difficult to run up the stairs you're going to find it difficult to go on a thirty-date tour.
- The thought of a bass player doing a solo album is usually deemed laughable - in fact, I was voted 'person least likely to do a solo album', just below Bez And His Twenty Tambourine Greats - so we are an object of derision.
- I'm disenchanted with the way record companies break the heart of a record and try and make it appeal to different people. If it's rock they'll try and get a poppy mix, if it's dancey they'll try and get a rock mix, and it dilutes the essence of the group.
- I just love playing the bass, the sheer physicality of it.
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