'Blue Monday' is a dance track with a hint of melancholy.

- Gillian Gilbert

'Blue Monday''s distinctive intro was written on an Oberheim DMX drum machine.

- Gillian Gilbert

In 1983, before computers came along, it wasn't easy to do electronic basslines and rhythms.

- Gillian Gilbert

There's a tendency when you write a book to portray yourself as the hero.

- Gillian Gilbert

You can never tell with New Order. Just when you think the band is coming to an end, it takes off again.

- Gillian Gilbert

I didn't want children until my late thirties because my career was taking off, and I was having such a good time in New Order. But when you have children, you have to make decisions; I always wanted to stay at home with my kids.

- Gillian Gilbert

When I joined New Order, I was made to feel equal to everyone else in the band so I didn't feel like an outsider. I was treated equally, I was paid equally, and my opinion was sought after.

- Gillian Gilbert