Peter Hook Calls Madonna a 'Black Widow Spider'

Peter HookNever one to mince words, former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook has insulted yet another musician, this time calling Madonna is "horrible." If that's not enough, Hook, who's currently working with Freebass, also says that the Material Girl is "like a Black Widow spider."

"She tends to use people, then they shrivel up and disappear," the musician told Absolute Radio, recanting how he once met Madge on the night of her first British concert. It was held at the notorious Manchester nightclub the Hacienda, which Hook, 53, helped run.

According to Hook, a friend of his who was managing Madonna at the time encouraged him to let her perform in the club for the 1980s music show 'The Tube.' But when she was asked to perform for attendees later that night after the club opened, Madonna wasn't interested.

"She was horrible," says Hook. "She was sat there with her back to us, and [the friend/manager] went up and said, 'We were wondering if you wanted to appear later at the club', and she just went 'F--- off'."

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