1. The Beach Club, Shude Hill. Where it all began. 30 July, 1980. If I knew then what I know now, eh readers?
2. My second brand-new car – an Audi Coupe, a beauty, outside my house on Minton Street, Moston. The house was £9995, the car £8010
3. Barney’s second car – a Mercedes 200. He seems to have borrowed Steve’s chin!
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
