{"name":"Bernard Sumner","title":"Bernard Sumner","id":3134,"slug":"bernard-sumner-2","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/3134/?format=json","bio_short":"Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956), also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer.\n He is best known as a founding member of the bands <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Joy+Division\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Joy Division</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/New+Order\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">New Order</a>. He also recorded with <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Johnny+Marr\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Johnny Marr</a> as <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Electronic\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Electronic</a> and is currently the lead vocalist of the band <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Bad+Lieutenant\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Bad Lieutenant</a>.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/BernardSumner.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":3103,"title":"Love Will Tear Us Apart","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/love-will-tear-us-apart-2/"}]}