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Curtis had severe epilepsy and depression and died by suicide on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour, shortly before the release of Closer. Shortly after his death, the three surviving members of the band renamed themselves New Order .
Nov 16, 2009 · 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 his Cheshire kitchen. He was only 23...
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,...
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May 18, 2010 · Thirty years ago today, the music world lost one of its most unique and powerful young voices when Ian Curtis, lead singer and songwriter of Joy Division, committed suicide just hours before...
May 18, 2020 · Curtis died by suicide in 1980 at the age of 23. In a new interview Hook revealed that he questions whether he ‘did enough’ for his former bandmate as they made their second album Closer.
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Apr 30, 2019 · This summer marks 39 years since the death of Ian Curtis. At times it can feel as though his suicide casts a shadow so vast as to obscure entirely the deeper and more viscerally engaging...
May 18, 2020 · His suicide resulted in the band’s dissolution and the subsequent formation of New Order. While his loss as an artist, father, husband and friend will be huge for everyone involved, one salvaging note is that his music has inspired so many to find comfort, hope and sometimes the help they need.
