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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...
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 story...
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 17, 2020 · Forty years ago, on May 18, 1980, Ian Curtis, the charismatic and deeply troubled frontman of the legendary Mancunian post-punk outfit Joy Division, took his life at age 23.
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May 18, 2022 · When Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures in 1979 Ian Curtis was only 22. The record defined post-punk. Curtis was shooting to stardom. A year later he was dead. His art remains iconic and has proved so influential that it will now live on in the welter of musical influence forevermore.
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...
