Stephen Morris Unsure He’ll Return to New Order Amid “Pretty Serious” Illness

Stephen Morris says he doesn’t know whether he’ll ever return to New Order as he deals with an undisclosed illness he describes as “pretty serious.” The Joy Division and New Order drummer opened up about his health in a new interview with Rolling Stone, two months after New Order announced that Morris and his wife, keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, would step away from touring “for the foreseeable future” due to personal health reasons. When asked whether he hopes to eventually rejoin the band, Morris replied, “I don’t know. I really don’t want to dwell on what this illness is, but it’s pretty serious. It’s not something that someone’s going to come up with a cure for.” Get New Order Tickets Here Morris said the illness currently prevents him from traveling outside the UK for extended periods. He and Gilbert recently attempted a short trip to New York for an exhibition of Ian Curtis’ lyrics, but Morris said the two-day visit “just ended in disaster.” “I can’t really say things will get better, because they won’t,” he added. That means Morris will sit out New Order’s upcoming South American run, which begins with two shows in São Paulo on November 23rd and 25th before continuing through ...