Peter Hook

Peter Hook (born February 13, 1956 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England) was the bass player for British post-punk bands Joy Division and New Order.

Joy Division's sound has been criticized as "a vocalist who couldn't sing, a drummer who couldn't keep time, and a bass player who thought he was playing lead guitar." Hook's flamboyant style of bass playing continued with New Order. Hook also contributed backing vocals on numerous Joy Division songs and sang lead on one New Order song (Dreams Never End in 1981).

With New Order's ever increasing use of sequenced synthesized bass, especially throughout most of 1989's Technique album, Hook's bass playing became ever more melodic and rhythmic, sounding more like a baritone guitar than a bass.

Hook also recorded two albums each with the bands Revenge and Monaco (both as bassist and lead vocalist), the latter of which scored a club and alternative-radio hit What Do You Want From Me? in 1997. Starting in the late 1980s, Hook also worked as a producer for bands such as Inspiral Carpets and The Stone Roses. In 2003 he contributed his distinctive bass to a number of tracks on Hybrid's album Morning Sci-Fi, including the single "True to Form".

Hook's marriage to comedienne Caroline Aherne ended in divorce.