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Apr 30, 2022 · Milo Clay. Sophie Halle-Richards Senior Reporter. A signed passport photo of Ian Curtis sold for £7,500 (Image: Omega Auctions) An original passport picture of Joy Division frontman Ian...
Sep 24, 2020 · In his suicide note to Debroah, he told her that he loved her. It was nearing dawn, he wrote. He could hear birds singing. Ian Curtis’ body was cremated. His ashes were buried at Macclesfield Cemetery, where they remain today. His headstone has the words “Love Will Tear Us Apart” engraved into it. He was 23 years old.
May 21, 2022 · It has been 42 years since Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the legendary post-punk rock band Joy Division, took his own life. After battling epilepsy and depression, Curtis died on May 18, 1980.
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Nov 16, 2009 · May | 18. Choose another date. 1980. Ian Curtis of Joy Division dies by suicide. On May 18, 1980, Ian Curtis, lead singer and lyricist of the British group Joy Division, hangs himself in...
Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was best known as the lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the post-punk band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980). He was noted for his distinct on-stage behaviour and unique ...
May 18, 2022 · A timeline of the final days of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. “Reality is only a term, based on values and well worn principles, whereas the dream goes on forever.”. – Ian Curtis (1958-1980). When Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures in 1979 Ian Curtis was only 22. The record defined post-punk. Curtis was shooting to stardom.
Jun 1, 2018 · Forty years ago this Sunday, 3rd June, Joy Division released their first record, An Ideal For Living. Front man Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, but the myth of Curtis and the handful of albums and singles Joy Division made live on, Peter Kenworthy writes
