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Following the announcement that Joy Division<\/a> and New Order<\/a> would jointly be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>, co-founder Peter Hook took to social media to share his reaction.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d just like to say how wonderfully pleased I am to be finally accepted into the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,\u201d the bassist remarked in a video shared to his followers (which you can watch below). \u201cI\u2019ve been looking forward to it for years, so I definitely am going to make the most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Hook then took the time to honor Joy Division\u2019s late singer.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d like to say that this is for Ian Curtis and for all our fans of both bands,\u201d he continued. \u201cWithout you, we would be nothing. So, thank you so much. I will see you on [induction] night.\u201d<\/p>\n Hook at Bernard Sumner started the band that would become Joy Division in 1976, with Curtis and drummer Terry Mason joining soon afterward. The group\u2019s 1979 debut album, Unknown Pleasures<\/em> established them as leaders of the post-punk movement and has since become a universally hailed release. A second album, Closer<\/em>, would arrive a year later, but Curtis died prior to its release.<\/p>\n Joy Division refused to continue without their frontman, but the member also didn\u2019t want to abandon their musical chemistry. Facing a crossroads, they opted to form a new group, New Order, which found success with a more upbeat, new wave evolution of what Joy Division had started.<\/p>\nWhy Are Joy Division and New Order Being Inducted Together?<\/h3>\n