http://www.nme.com/news/new-order/66742

New Order's Bernard Sumner has said that Peter Hook's decision to tour Joy Division's albums "opened the gateways of hell".

Hook's band The Light have recently been touring Joy Division's classic albums 'Unknown Pleasures' and 'Closer' in full and, in an interview with Billboard, Sumner said his old bandmate's shows had prompted him to work with New Order again.

When asked if he would have carried on with New Order if Hook hadn't played his 'Unknown Pleasures' tour, Sumner responded: Twenty million dollar question, that is. I don't know. But we did think, why should we hold back if he's doing that? He opened the gateways of hell.
Sumner also gave his opinion on the bassist's recent announcement that he will tour the first two New Order albums with The Light in January next year, stating: "I think it sucks to be honest. We found out that he was touring 'Unknown Pleasures' through the press. He didn't tell us, which we thought was pretty low. It just seems like a real commercial thing to do.

"He seems to be doing it for the money," he added. "To me, Joy Division and New Order were never about that. I thought it was disrespectful to the rest of us. But I must admit that once he started doing it, we did think, 'What are we doing holding back with New Order?' So, in a way - if you'll excuse the pun - he showed us the light."

Speaking about his future plans with New Order, meanwhile, he said: "I'd just like to make another album. I'm getting a creative itch that I need to scratch. Playing live is great, but it's not a creative thing, really. It's a reproductive thing. I'd quite like to make an electronic record, because we've not made one for quite a while really."

Peter Hook revealed that The Light would tour New Order's first two albums last month. The newly announced performances, incorporating albums 'Movement' and 'Power, Corruption & Lies' plus classic singles dating from 1981 to 1983, will take place at London's Koko on January 17 and Manchester Cathedral the following day.

Hook recently published an autobiography, Unknown Pleasures – Inside Joy Division, in which he shares memories of his time in the band. Speaking to NME in the video which you can watch below, Hook revealed that he also plans to write a tell-all memoir of his time in New Order too, and promises plenty of "naughtiness" within.

Been stating this from the beginning... that Barney reformed NO just to get back at Hooky.
I do find it interesting that Barney states they were "holding back" constantly. Holding back from what exactly? Not touring, not going overseas in tours often, not playing older music than what was on a common setlist?

I don't condone many of the words Hooky has used over the past few years, but it does go to show why they broke up...

being sent to hell would be bad enough without paying for a meet and greet.

This is good news anyway, I like the fact that when he talks about making new music his motivation is to get creative again, regardless of whether or not it is a commercially viable proposition in the age of illegal downloading..

Of course Bernard Sumner will try do something different to avoid comparisons with the "other" New Order. And a more based on electronics album is the right way to do that indeed.

Let us not forget that he also stated that Stephen Morris needed a break, which considering Gillian's health at the time, is understandable.

Hooky could not replace Tom ! let him carry on his tribute band I say !

But you aren't answering the question... all you are mentioning is some anger you have at Hooky for leaving NO because th rest of NO didn't want to tour and when they did a limited tour, play the same songs (most sequenced and not "rocking out") and not revisit most of the back catalog...

WHAT was Barney holding back on? If anything, they were doing the exact opposite of holding back... it seems to me that Hooky was doing far more holding back and he got tired of doing it.... thus his reason for leaving and touring with the Light.

So again, what was Barney & Co. "holding back" on?

Isn't it obvious what he means?

He declared right from the start that New Order weren't 'split up' (as Hooky was telling the world). However, they didn't actually do anything with New Order since that point, until eventually they did. In other words, they stopped holding back.

Yes, spot on. Not sure how this could be interpreted any other way.

You've just described Re-Order to a tee.