Time & Perspective Quote by Peter Hook

There’s a quietly pointed honesty in Peter Hook weighing his own band against New Order: not in terms of taste or legacy, but sheer output. He frames “work” as something almost managerial - schedules, touring cycles, the unglamorous logistics of being a functioning rock institution. In that light, “New Order don’t work or tour relentlessly” lands less like an insult than a diagnosis: a great band, historically allergic to the grind that keeps a modern music career solvent and visible.

The subtext is about control, and maybe resentment, without ever stating it. Hook’s “we definitely work in our own way” is a diplomat’s clause - an acknowledgement that creative labor doesn’t always look like relentless touring. But the next turn gives away the emotional temperature: “sometimes it’s a bit too slow for me.” That’s the confession. He isn’t merely talking about calendars; he’s talking about temperament. Some artists survive on momentum. Others protect their mystique with long silences, whether by choice, exhaustion, or internal friction.

Context matters because New Order’s myth includes dysfunction: brilliant, influential, and often seemingly reluctant to behave like a conventional band. Hook, post-split, has built a parallel career that treats the past as a living repertoire, performed regularly and with intention. “Plan ahead and fill my time up” is a working musician’s credo, but it’s also a subtle rebuke to rock’s romantic idea that greatness should arrive on its own schedule. Hook is arguing for professionalism as dignity - and as survival.