Peter Hook recently said he had heard Bernard Sumner would be playing as "the only member" of New Order later this year, which he called "quite rich"
It came during Hook's show marking the 50th anniversary of the Sex Pistols' legendary show in Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall
It comes after Joy Division and New Order were recently inducted into the Rock Hall as a single act
“Well, they offered to put a boxing ring in for us,” Hooky previously told NME. “I’m looking forward to it, to be honest”
Lauryn Hill, Jeff Buckley, Iron Maiden and Wu-Tang Clan are also in the running
“Mani’s not dead, he’s just gone", Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie told the congregation, while The Stone Roses' Ian Brown described him as "the life and soul of any room he was in"
Hook saw the historic 1976 Lesser Free Trade Hall show and bought his first bass guitar the very next day
“I think it sort of speaks for itself"
“He was very passionate about things he believed in… Once you had Mani on your side, you were rocking”
The bass icon shares plans to hook up again with Billy Corgan and for a Joy Division box set, as well as explaining ongoing tension with his former bandmates
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