5 Quotes & Sayings By Bernard Sumner

Bernard Sumner was born in Hornsey, North London, in 1945. He moved to London with his family in 1958 and attended St. Paul's School. He joined Pete Shelley's band the Vibrators in 1966, and remained with them until their break-up in 1974 Read more

Bernard then embarked on a solo career which included the release of three solo albums (Niggles, Pigeon Post and National Health) during the 1970s. Over the years he has performed live with numerous bands including The Stranglers, The Sisters of Mercy, The Libertines and the Scissor Sisters. He also founded his own record label, Sire/Beggars Banquet Records, in 1993.

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When there's no stimulus to be found on the outside, you have no option but to look inside yourself for inspiration, and when I did it set off a creativity that had always been inside of me, It mixed with my environment and life experiences to make something tangible, something that expressed me. Bernard Sumner
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Time is a curious thing. When you have it before you, it's something you take for granted and it moves slowly. Then, as you get older, it accelerates. When I look back, it seems such a long distance travelled, so long ago, so dream-like. Bernard Sumner
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We played at a festival in Mexico City, at the same time as another famous artist, and I reckon we had 55, 000 people watching New Order; the other had 7, 000. I think from that I've discovered the secret of success in the music industry: don't do any promotion. Bernard Sumner
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I think every day how incredibly lucky it is that I travel around the world playing to thousands of people. Bernard Sumner