Peter Hook pays tribute to Florian Schneider
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peoplemagazine.co.zaPeter Hook has paid tribute to the late Florian Schneider by hailing Kraftwerk as the main inspiration for his old bands Joy Division and New Order.
It was announced on Wednesday that Schneider, 73, had passed away in late April following a short battle with cancer – prompting tributes from a host of musicians ranging from Midge Ure to The 1975’s Matty Healy.
Hook added his voice to the tributes on Thursday by writing an article for NME in which he explained how Kraftwerk inspired Joy Division and their late frontman Ian Curtis, who died in 1980, in particular. “I was so sad to hear of Florian Schneider’s death,” he wrote. “My earliest memory of Kraftwerk was being given an LP by Ian Curtis.
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