Peter Hook

Peter Hook (born February 13, 1956 in Salford, England) was the bass player for the influential British post-punk/goth band Joy Division and later New Order.

Peter Hook (born February 13, 1956 in Salford, England) was the bass player for the influential British post-punk/goth band Joy Division and later New Order.

When bassist for Joy Division Hook was described as "a bass player who thought he was playing lead guitar" (similar statements have been made about The Who's John Entwistle and Yes's Chris Squire), Hook's unique melodic style of bass playing continued while in New Order. This unusual approach was largely influenced, Hook reports, by the inexpensive, second-hand, low-quality equipment he played early in his career: with such shoddy gear he was only able to clearly hear his amplifier when he played higher pitched notes. His playing position is also unusual; he tends to wear his bass hanging down around knee-level, with an extra-long strap. Hook also contributed backing vocals on numerous Joy Division songs and sang lead on two New Order songs (Dreams Never End and Doubts Even Here from the 1981 LP Movement).