Peter Hook Crushes Almost All Hope for Reunion With New Order at Rock Hall Induction Except for One Big Caveat
Peter Hook dashed nearly every hope for a reunion with New Order at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, expressing how personal the chasm between him and the band is, but with one massive caveat.
While taking questions from journalists at the Rock Hall induction, Hook explained why he won’t be reuniting with his former band, saying “Because of what they did to me, I’ll never forgive them.”
“Because of what they did to me and my family, I’ll never forgive them, simple as that,” Hook added.
Hook left New Order in 2007. Beyond creative differences, especially with frontman Bernard Sumner, throughout New Order’s history, Hook also endured a long-running, nasty legal battle over the New Order name and band finances.
Earlier this year, talking to Rolling Stone about a possible reunion, Hook said, “If Bernard pops his head around and goes, ‘Hey Hooky, sorry about that eight-year legal battle that cost you six years’ wages. I’m really sorry about it. We should maybe have just had a chat about it.’ So you never know, dear.”
However, Hook left another path open for coming back together with his former bandmates. “Unless the offer is $200 million, then I’ll do what Oasis did,” Hook told journalists at the Rock Hall ceremony, walking away from the microphone laughing. Oasis was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Wu-Tang Clan, and a host of others.
Hook accepted Joy Division and New Order’s inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame without any of the other band members present. The bassist was joined by Deftones and CHVRCHES singer Lauren Mayberry to perform “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and “Bizarre Love Triangle” before giving a speech in which he thanked fans but didn’t mention his former bandmates.
New Order continues to tour without Hook with the band performing a string of dates in the latter part of November in South America before coming to the US in March for a week’s worth of dates.
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