Peter Hook

What I admire most about Peter Hook is how he refused to let the bass sit in the background. Pulling melodies from the high strings with that heavy chorus, he turned a rhythm instrument into a lead voice, and you can identify his playing in seconds. From a working-class Salford town to co-founding Joy Division and then New Order, he helped define the sound of post-punk melancholy. I respect musicians who build something from nothing with their mates and end up shaping an era, and Hook is exactly that kind of stubborn, inventive craftsman.

Name (English)

Peter Hook

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・フック

Reading

ぴーたー・ふっく

Born

February 13, 1956 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Salford, United Kingdom

Occupation

bass guitarist / songwriter / musician / composer / record producer

High school

Buile Hill High School

• Official sitehttp://www.peterhook.co.uk/
• Xhttps://x.com/peterhook
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Hook
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431244

Tags

• bass guitarist
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-17

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