U2 could have been us, says New Order's Hook

New Order bassist Peter Hook is jealous of supergroup U2 because he thinks their success was destined for his first band Joy Division.

New Order bassist Peter Hook is jealous of super group U2 because he thinks their success was destined for his first band Joy Division.

The English group disbanded in 1980 when their iconic front man Ian Curtis hanged himself aged only 23, but later reformed as New Order.

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