Culture That Made Me: Peter Hook (New Order, etc) reveals his touchstones 

Ian Curtis, John Prine, and Jack Reacher feature in the celebrated bass-player's selections 

Peter Hook plays in Limerick and Dublin. 

Peter Hook, 66, grew up in Salford, Manchester. In 1976, he co-founded Joy Division, a band that evolved into New Order following the death of singer Ian Curtis. He split from the other members of New Order in 2007, and in 2009, Hook published The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club, about his time co-owning the legendary Manchester nightclub. 

His band Peter Hook & the Light will perform gigs at the Big Top, Limerick (Thursday, Nov 10) and Dublin’s Olympia Theatre (Friday). See: www.peterhookandthelight.com.