Bernard sumner

Bernard Edward Sumner (Salford, 4 January 1956), also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken or Bernard Albrecht is a British singer-songwriter. He is one of the founding members of Joy Division and the lead guitarist and vocalist for New Order.

He has also recorded with Johnny Marr in Electronic during the 1990s and was the band's lead vocalist. They featured collaborations from the Pet Shop Boys duo and Kraftwerk's Karl Bartos.

Musical career

Joy Division (1976-1980)

Sumner was a founding member of Joy Division, a post-punk band that formed in 1976. The band is widely considered to be one of the most influential bands of the era. Primarily known as the band's guitarist (his primary guitars were a Gibson SG and a Shergold Custom Masquerader), Sumner also played keyboards for the synth parts and made his first recorded vocal appearance singing the refrain of 'They Walked'. In Line" on the album Warsaw. In May 1980, the band's lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide.

New Order (1980-1993)

Sumner and the rest of his bandmates Peter Hook and Stephen Morris started a new band called New Order, along with Gillian Gilbert in October 1980. Although Hook, Morris and Gilbert also contributed vocals to some of the early songs, Sumner emerged as the band's permanent vocalist and lyricist, as well as playing guitar and keyboard. The band released six studio albums before breaking up in 1993.

Electronic (1989-1999)

In 1989, Sumner teamed up with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to form Electronic. Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant collaborated on a number of tracks on their self-titled debut album, providing backing vocals. Sumner was the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and lyricist.

New Order reunion (1998-2007)

In 1998, New Order reunited and subsequently made two more studio albums. The band broke up in 2007 after a disagreement between Hook and the remaining members. In 2009, Sumner was quoted as saying that Hook no longer wanted to make music like New Order.

Bad Lieutenant (2008-2011)

Bad Lieutenant also included New Order members Phil Cunningham and Jake Evans of Rambo & Leroy. New Order's Stephen Morris and Blur bassist Alex James also featured on the band's debut album. Sumner provided vocals, guitar, and lyrics for him.

On July 2, 2009, Bernard Sumner confirmed that the single "Sink or Swim" It would be released on September 28, 2009 and would be the first of his album Never Cry Another Tear. The single was released for free on the band's website prior to its physical release, which was followed by the release of a digital package containing remixes of the song by Mark Reeder, James Bright and the Teenagers.

Their debut album, Never Cry Another Tear, was released in October 2009. The band followed up with a UK tour.

2nd New Order Reunion (2011-Present)

In October 2011, New Order (without Hook) returned with dates in Brussels and Paris. A UK tour followed until early 2012. The band announced in September 2012 that they would begin work on a new album in 2013.

Other musical projects

In 1981, Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls released their final single Searching For Heaven, the title track of which featured Sumner on guitar, though he was not credited on the sleeves of the 7&#34 editions.;and 10" back then.

In 1983 Sumner co-produced, with Donald Johnson, the band Foreign Press and 'The Great Divide'/'Love in a Strange Place'. Foreign Press (also known as Emergency) had had a long history with Sumner through Joy Division and New Order.

In 1990 he worked with former Factory Records label mates A Certain Ratio remixing their song "Won't Stop Loving You". He has also recorded songs with fellow Mancunians 808 State and Sub Sub. Sumner appeared as a guest vocalist and guitarist (opposite Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie) on The Chemical Brothers' album Surrender, on the song 'Out of Control', and on the 2005 Chemical Brothers show. at the Brixton Academy, Sumner performed live on stage as a special guest on this song. He recently lent vocals and guitar to a song (& # 34; Miracle Cure & # 34;) in & # 34; The Logic of Pleasure & # 34; by Blank & Jones in 2008. Sumner was also featured on Primal Scream's song Shoot Speed Kill Light from their album XTRMNTR in 2000.

He has also done several remixes, including Technotronic's "Rockin 'Over the Beat" (which appeared on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III soundtrack) and served as producer of other Factory Records records such as Happy Mondays (whose second single Freaky Dancin he produced in 1986). Shark Vegas, Abecedarians, 52nd Street and Section 25. It is said that he will be contributing a remix to Depeche Mode's upcoming remix album.

Personal life

Sumner was married to Sue Barlow (born 1956) on October 28, 1978. They have a son James Christopher (born 1983). The couple divorced in 1989, just before the release of Technique, an experience reflected in the song "Round & Round". Sue is a relative of Gary Barlow.

Sumner lives in Alderley Edge, Cheshire with his second wife, Sarah Dalton. They have three children: Dylan Christian (born 1992), Tess Iona (born 1994), and Finley Emil (born 2003). He is a Manchester United fan.

He is generally known by the nickname "Barney," although he does not seem to like the name. A Joy Division bootleg credits him as "Barney Rubble".

In the past, Sumner has also used the last names Dicken and Albrecht. He has also been reluctant to discuss his family background until 2007, when it was revealed that his mother had cerebral palsy and that he had been adopted by his stepfather John Dickin. "Sumner" it was his mother's maiden name and is the name on his birth certificate. The revelations about his past were made in a book about his life, Bernard Sumner: Confusion: Joy Division, Electronic and New Order Versus the World by David Nolan, published in 2008-in the which Sumner cooperated. "Albrecht" is a stage name Sumner adopted in the Joy Division period, inspired by the name of the manufacturer of an amplifier used by the band in its early days.

Representations in films

Sumner has been portrayed on film twice. John Simm played him in the movie 24 Hour Party People (2002), which centered on Factory Records. In the Ian Curtis biopic, Control, he is played by James Anthony Pearson.

Discography

(singles featuring Bernard Sumner as vocalist and/or guitarist)

• 808 State – "" Heart" (vocals, 1991)
• Sub Sub feat: Bernard Sumner – "This Time I'm Not Wrong" (vocals, guitar, 1997)
• Chemical Brothers – "Out Of Control" (vocals, guitar, 1999)
• Primal Scream – "Shoot Speed Kill Light" (guitar, 2000)
• Blank & Jones feat. Bernard Sumner – "Miracle Cure" (vocals, guitar, 2008)
• Hot Chip, Bernard Sumner & Hot City – "Didn't Know What Love Was" (vocals, keyboards, production, 2010)