Editing Art of Noise (section)

===Split of original line-up (1985)===
In 1985, Dudley, Jeczalik, and Langan made an acrimonious split from Morley and Horn as well as from the ZTT label.<ref name="Larkin"/>

In a post-split interview for ''[[Melody Maker]]'' in October 1985, Jeczalik indicated that he and Morley did not get along and that he felt Morley's writing was pretentious. Jeczalik responded to a question about the level of Morley and Horn's involvement in ''Who's Afraid'' by saying, "It's difficult to tell. We say approximately 1.73 percent, but it could even be as high as two percent. You see, all that has happened is that Gary and I started something, it was taken away, and we have taken steps to get it back." In the same interview, Dudley indicated she felt parts of ''Who's Afraid'' were of dubious quality.

Much later, Morley would comment "When Trevor and I left, (Jeczalik, Langan and Dudley) became a novelty group who had hits with [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]." His disdain for the artistic direction of The Art of Noise once he was no longer involved with it was even more evident in other articles he penned, including the liner notes of the 1986 compilation album ''Daft'' (under the name Otto Flake) and a September 2002 article for ''[[The Observer]]''.<ref name=somebodydown>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/sep/01/featuresreview.review1 |title=Somebody down there loathes me ... |last=Morley |first=Paul |date=1 Sep 2002 |website=The Observer |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |access-date=8 Apr 2023}}</ref>