Substance

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

4. Jonathan Demme directed, filming on the roof and through the skylights, which drew rather a lot of unwanted attention. We were robbed for months afterwards

5. Filming ’The Perfect Kiss’ video, Cheetham Hill, 1985. I certainly didn’t dress for the occasion

6. Nordoff Robbins Charity Motocross, sponsored by Pinnacle. Both of us loved motocross. He was always much more careful than me. I came second to Eddie Kidd . . . saying that, he was a mile in front

7. Me and Dave Pils with a very young Heather outside Tyndall Avenue, Moston. Just off on tour . . . again!

8. Sleeping it off in Washington. Someone shoved me under the table. Notice the second course above

9. ‘TBTHOG’ video styling in Cheetham Hill. Sadly it felt dead right. No wonder it was banned!

10. Producing the Inspiral Carpets in Suite 16 Recording Studios. Great session! I played on one song too . . . Happy Days ;)

11. A lighter moment. Paris, late 80s. Great photo bomb, Barney

12. Lancaster University, 1985. I was always very serious on stage. Kill ’em all! Let God sort them out! Simmons pads and drum rack to my left

13. LA, 1988. Bloody Hell! Look at that lot! No wonder it broke down all the time and our sound checks took forever. We must have been mad

14. Smash Hits picture, the morning after. Note Barney’s smug grin. Sylvia Patterson was fuming. I can’t believe we didn’t make it into her book

15. If looks could kill! I think someone walked past with a bottle of wine

16. On stage soundcheck, Paradise Garage, New York, 1983. Great club with a superb sound system. We filmed the ‘Confusion’ video after the gig

17. Me and the godfather of music, Quincey Jones, a lovely man. At the Montreux Jazz Festival – awful gig, even he couldn’t stop that

18. With Tom Atencio backstage pre-gig. Digging the stereo black leather trousers. Ah, the ’80s, I love you

19. Me and Keith Allen at the ‘invite only’ restaurant, 1990. Note absence of food

20. Ounce of coke, was supposed to last the whole tour, but three days later we were scrabbling for more.

21. Complete with a load of transvestites filming the ‘Play at Home’ video in New York New York, Manchester. Great suit. But now I have no idea why I did it

22. Me and another load of old trannies at ‘Play at Home’, the quiz show. Only joking! Pete Saville, Paul Morley, Tony Wilson, Ben Kelly and Keith Allen. A very funny day

23. Bobby Gillespie doing his impression of me, The Zap Club, Brighton, April 1990. He started out as a bass player in The Wake, a Factory Records band

24. The people you bump into at Real World Studios. One of my heroes, John Paul Jones. I was too shy to go and say hello, so said it to his Fairlight computer and flightcase

25. Me and Jane and my bass rig in Rio de Janeiro. Look at the rack on that! As my mam used to say, ‘If you can’t fight, wear a big hat, our Peter!’

26. Japan 1985. Now, what were we doing? Oh yes! Telling the story of New Order

27. Rob Gretton on tour mid-90s, doing what he loved best, skinning up and eating

28. Singing with Revenge at Alan Wise’s Heaton Park Festival

29. At my heaviest weight, early ’90s, a really bloated 15st. Melody Maker interview with Stuart Maconie, Graham Massey 808 State, Miles from The Wonderstuff

30. Inspecting the van crash, Revenge, Germany. With Murray and Sarge

31. Revenge Mk.1, 1989. CJ, Ash, David Potts, the youngest at 19, Dave Hicks

32. Dave Hicks takes over for the Charity Motocross. I am still a great supporter of Nordoff Robbins

33. Skin Two gig, London, 1990. I just loved the fashions . . . honest!

34. One of my favourite photos. Revenge seemed so ‘light’ after New Order. We really had a laugh. Just how it should be

35. Still biker-influenced but Dave Hicks on his way out sadly . . . we were on our way to Monaco

36. ‘I’m going to wash that band right out of my hair!’

37. Pottsy and I are Monaco. One of the first publicity shots, 1997

38. My great mates Clint Boon and his wife Charlie

39. Perfectly safe behind Sarge, complete with dodgy outfit outside Leroy Richardson’s No.1 Club, post New Order Apollo appearance

40. With Tony W. for Granada Reports as they start the digger to demolish the Haçienda, early 2002. He was in tears

41. The Sticky Fingers fracas, November 1996. Caroline started it and Matt Bowers prepared the photographers, saying, ‘He’s going to get a beating!’

42. It was pitch black but the flash photography made it look quite barbaric. Leroy Richardson battered him. I was like Scrappy Doo stuck behind him

43. Oops! These photos were on the front page of every newspaper in Great Britain and Ireland. I was amazed. Becky makes her first public appearance

44. Bex went on to fit in very easily. Backstage Paris, 2002

45. A young Jessica with Alan Wise, R.I.P. I loved Alan but he was a total nutcase. Very well educated and erudite

46. Barney with Pascal Gabriel, the first of many sacked Producers. Regret? He had none. Rainow, Macclesfield, 1993

47. Paris Promotion and we meet our No.1 Superfan, David Sultan. Now my great friend and Pilot. Congratulations, David. Rosbeef!

48. Now as I was saying . . . ‘Back to the story!’

49. With Pottsy and Bex on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1997. We stumbled across this billboard above the Whiskey A Go Go. A fantastic moment

50. Jack and Heather with Robbie Williams, Cologne, 2002. I was still recovering from the Japanese virus. After the gig he grabbed me and said, ‘Well done for getting through that!’ Tough crowd

51. Heather and Jack in my bachelor pad bathroom. I decorated every inch of it myself

52. Jack is a great mate

53. Our wedding day, Brasserie St. Pierre, Manchester, December 1997. We catered a three-course meal for seventy-five people and three ate!

54. With Jessica at opening of Cirque De Soliel, Trafford Centre, Manchester. She was terrified, bless her

55. At Chad and Marita’s wedding. Lovely day. How beautiful are them two? Royton, Manchester

56. My mother with Jessica and her cousin Terran. This one’s for you too, Mam. I miss you so much xxx

57. All four kids together at Disneyland, 2000

58. This woman saved my life, over and over again. Thank you, Darling. I am so proud. I love you xxx

59. Prom night, King’s School Macclesfield, 2015. Where do the years go?

60. Bit out of sync these, but I like them. Bath time at Parr’s Wood Road, Didsbury. I can’t believe I had the time to read

61. Jack with three dummies, refusing to sleep. I am knackered

62. Rowetta, Imelda Mounfield (Mani’s Missus), Bex and Jess. Two great Aunties and mentors

63. One of my first DJ gigs after New Order split in 2007. Punte Del Este, for Vogue Argentina. Free at Last!

64. Summer 2015. Jack has grown into a great man. One proud dad. Soon to join the Smashing Pumpkins

65. They always said I had a big ego, Ha Ha!

66. It’s always nice to see your name in lights. Another ‘sell out’ show. Thank you, America

67. ‘This is how you play it, Son.’ ‘No it isn’t. This is how you play it right, Dad.’

68. Rowetta looking gorgeous and me like a sweaty tramp. First gig by The Light, Factory 251

69. Tim Crooks up a storm, Factory Classical, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, February 2016

70. Rocking the cockneys at Koko, Camden

71. Happy Birthday to me. Haçienda Classical, February 2016