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Not one of life\\u2019s great planners, I caught up with New Order and Electronic frontman, Bernard Sumner on the eve of the release of the latter group\\u2019s third and final 1999 album, Twisted Tenderness.  

He never wanted to be a singer, only write and play guitar, but then tragedy struck, and everything changed. Bernard goes back to the untimely passing of Joy Division\\u2019s lead singer, Ian Curtis, and just how the remaining three members survived and unexpectedly thrived, reinvented, as New Order, Electronic and Monaco.  

As a reluctant frontman, Bernard pointed out, \\u201cYou\\u2019ve got to do something in life. 

There was no alternative, I had to keep going, if only because I\\u2019m not any good at anything else.\\u201d  Years passed, fame and fortune followed and post-Republic\\u2019s 1993 release, the band split and the famed Factory Records declared bankrupt.   

Five years would pass before New Order reunited. Theirs was a very personal relationship, a bond that\\u2019s kept them united to this day, bar Hookie. 

\\u201cWe never thought we\\u2019d get back together again, Bernard declared. \\u201cThankfully, the time apart cleared the air.\\u201d   Evolution for New Order was important, so breaking away and finding new influences and learning new things refreshed Bernard\\u2019s musical database.\\u201d   As Electronic, Bernard Sumner was one of only two players only, each participating differently. 

\\u201cNew Order is democratic and we all compromise, with Electronic I could do whatever I liked, and visa versa for Johnny,\\u201d he recalled at the time.  This interview tells that story and a whole more about a group of Manchester-born musicians blessed more than cursed and loved the world over. 

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