Ian Curtis was the lead singer of Joy Division, a band from Manchester, England. Joy Division is considered one of the greatest bands of rock music. The group is remembered because of their sad and dark lyrics, and their singular sound.
Curtis was born on the 15th July 1956, in Macclesfield, a little town in England. His passion to music begun because of his teenage heroes including David Bowie, Iggy Pop and the Velvet Underground.
He got married at an early age with Deborah Woodruffe on 23rd August 1975. Their daughter, Natalie, was born a few years later, on 16th April 1979. There’s many people who thought that Deborah had to stand the strange behavior of Ian, however she wrote all the details about their life together in the book “Touching From A Distance” (Here’s a great review about the book: http://www.theedge.abelgratis.co.uk/booksmusic/touchingfromadistance.htm).
After seeing in 1976 a Sex Pistol’s concert Ian new that he had to make it to the stage. So he contacted Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook -they were thinking to make a band as well- but lacked a singer, so Ian joined forces with them.
Ian Curtis one day in a pub had a big argument with a TV personality, Tony Wilson, who had a musical TV show. Ian screamed at him the bad taste he had about music, he was so anger that Wilson invited his band to the play in his show. Wilson was amazed with Joy Division, so he put them in contact with the record company RCA. The album they recorded with RCA was never released.
About his personality at the Worl Wide Web Joy Division Central affirmed that:
Curtis was born on the 15th July 1956, in Macclesfield, a little town in England. His passion to music begun because of his teenage heroes including David Bowie, Iggy Pop and the Velvet Underground.
He got married at an early age with Deborah Woodruffe on 23rd August 1975. Their daughter, Natalie, was born a few years later, on 16th April 1979. There’s many people who thought that Deborah had to stand the strange behavior of Ian, however she wrote all the details about their life together in the book “Touching From A Distance” (Here’s a great review about the book: http://www.theedge.abelgratis.co.uk/booksmusic/touchingfromadistance.htm).
After seeing in 1976 a Sex Pistol’s concert Ian new that he had to make it to the stage. So he contacted Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook -they were thinking to make a band as well- but lacked a singer, so Ian joined forces with them.
Ian Curtis one day in a pub had a big argument with a TV personality, Tony Wilson, who had a musical TV show. Ian screamed at him the bad taste he had about music, he was so anger that Wilson invited his band to the play in his show. Wilson was amazed with Joy Division, so he put them in contact with the record company RCA. The album they recorded with RCA was never released.
About his personality at the Worl Wide Web Joy Division Central affirmed that:
Ian had a volatile personality, and could show different sides at different times and with different people. He could sometimes be angry and spiteful, but more often was easy-going and generous. Although his health, his career and his personal life all brought many pressures, Ian is usually recalled by those who knew him as a fun-loving person, albeit a slightly eccentric one, with a good sense of humour (2006)
In 1979 Ian was diagnosed as epileptic, so he started to take regularly medication that affected his mood. Nevertheless, Ian continued with Joy Division’s tours and recording.
Joy Division made two studio albums, Unknown Plesures (1979) and Closer (1980).
After all the success and touring, and a love affair with a belgian lady, Annik Honoré, his marriage started to deteriorate.
In the early hours of May 18th 1980, two months before his 24th birthday, Ian Curtis committed suicide at his home in Macclesfield. He hanged himself in the kitchen using the rope from a clothes airer. His body was found by his wife Deborah.
There’s many theories about Ian’s suicide. Some people said that the medication affected him; some friends have said that he was scared of the American tour that Joy Division was making later that year, some other just think hat he was very depressed and that he couldn’t stand the pressures of his disease.
His wife, Deborah, put on his grave the lyrics of the song that made Ian a legend Love with tear us apart again.
Now I left here this new version, made by the BBC, of the video Love Will Tear Us Appart Again. I hope you enjoy it!
Quotes taken from the World Wide Web: http://www.joydiv.org/
Joy Division made two studio albums, Unknown Plesures (1979) and Closer (1980).
After all the success and touring, and a love affair with a belgian lady, Annik Honoré, his marriage started to deteriorate.
In the early hours of May 18th 1980, two months before his 24th birthday, Ian Curtis committed suicide at his home in Macclesfield. He hanged himself in the kitchen using the rope from a clothes airer. His body was found by his wife Deborah.
There’s many theories about Ian’s suicide. Some people said that the medication affected him; some friends have said that he was scared of the American tour that Joy Division was making later that year, some other just think hat he was very depressed and that he couldn’t stand the pressures of his disease.
His wife, Deborah, put on his grave the lyrics of the song that made Ian a legend Love with tear us apart again.
Now I left here this new version, made by the BBC, of the video Love Will Tear Us Appart Again. I hope you enjoy it!
Quotes taken from the World Wide Web: http://www.joydiv.org/
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