Chapter and Verse - New Order, Joy Division and Me av Bernard Sumner

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<p>Founding member and guitarist of Joy Division and the lead singer of New Order, Bernard Sumner has been famous over the years for his reticence. Until now¿ An integral part of the Manchester music scene since the late 1970s, his is the definitive version of the events that created two of the most influential bands of all time. </p><p><i>Chapter and Verse</i> includes a vivid and illuminating account of Bernard¿s Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band¿s enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Bernard describes the formation of New Order, takes us behind the scenes at the birth of classics such as ''Blue Monday'' and gives his first-hand account of the ecstasy and the agony of the Ha¿nda days.</p><p>Sometimes moving, often hilarious and occasionally completely out of control, this is a tale populated by some of the most colourful and creative characters in music history, such as Ian Curtis, Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton and