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Oct 8, 2014 · Deborah Curtis, the widow of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, reveals how she felt angry and humiliated when she learned that the song was about her. She also shares her memories of meeting Ian and finding his journals in a new book.
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Touching from a Distance is a biography written by Deborah Curtis. It details her life and marriage with Ian Curtis, lead singer of the 1970s British post-punk band Joy Division. In the book, Deborah Curtis speaks of Ian's infidelity, their troubled marriage, Ian's volatile and sometimes troubled personality, and his health problems (which ...
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Feb 10, 2021 · 53K views 3 years ago. Two different interviews from Deborah Curtis, the widow of Ian Curtis, the frontman for Joy Division. In these interviews she talks about their marriage, his plans and...
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Feb 11, 2022 · A real-life tragedy in an industry which thrives on the creation of myths and illusions, Curtis’s death at the age of 23 occurred on the verge of Joy Division’s first tour of America. A month...
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Oct 13, 2014 · Deborah Curtis, the widow to Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, has compiled a book of his original handwritten lyrics along with journalist Jon Savage. Deborah spoke to Jenny Stevens of The Guardian regarding the new book, called “ So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks “, the title taken from the haunting Joy Division song “24 Hours”
On 23 August 1975, Curtis married Deborah Woodruff, to whom he was introduced by a friend, Tony Nuttall. Ian and Deborah initially became friends and then began dating in December 1972, when both were 16 years old. Their wedding service was conducted at St Thomas' Church in Henbury, Cheshire. Curtis was 19 and Woodruff 18.
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Mar 24, 2014 · In Touching from a Distance, Curtis's widow, Deborah, explains the drama of his life and the tragedy of his death. Includes discography, gig list, and a full set of Curtis's lyrics, some of which appear in print for the first time.
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