Peter Hook's latest about Joy Division Hook is the co-founder and bass player for Joy Division. The band created a fascinating, unique sound that was dark and intense - and they would ultimately influence bands for decades. Inside Joy Division, shares intimate details of the rise and tragic fall of Joy Division, which formed at a Sex Pistols concert in Manchester in 1976. Joy Division broke up in 1980, the night before they were to embark on their first American tour, when lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. [...] when he does events for his books, he's meeting people face to face. The Joy Division book ends with the tragic death of a friend and colleague, and the New Order book, when I end it, we'll be at each others' throats.