On the basis of more memorable guitar lines he is right. Every New Order record is good and different and Bernard Sumner is a big part of it. I think Bernard Sumner is a much more open person as an artist also and definitely overall a much bigger talent. That's obvious. So it depends on what you mean when you're comparing two guitarists which is usually a waste of time anyway. It's just his opinion and he probably is trying to get back in New Order which would be fantastic so let's not spoil it.



Besides that his talent on bass is difficult to overstate. He is a huge part of the reason that Sumner's lines worked and were free to be simple, repetitive and hypnotic. Hook is a legend and is entitled to his opinion.