100 facts Ian Curtis.
Ian Curtis facts.
1.Born 15th July 1956
2.Died 18th May 1980
3.vocalist and lyricist of Joy Division.
3.Was a fan of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Jim Morrison.
4.sang in a bass-baritone voice
5.Married Debrah Woodruff 23 August 1975, when he was 19 and she was 18
6.Had a daughter with Debrah named Natalie.
7.In 1976, Curtis met his futurer bandmates,Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook,at a Sex Pistols gig.
8.From his high school days, his ambitions and hopes were focused on the pursuit of art, literature and, most importantly, music.
9.Hung himself in the family kitchen with the washing line.
10.Had an affair with Annik Honore.
11.Ian was obssessed with artists who sung lyrics about death.
12.Was a follower of "Live fast die young"
13.Ian took an accidental overdose of chlorpromazine hydrochloride.
14.January 1979 Ian was diagnosed as epileptic
15.Was 23 years, 10 months and 3 days old when he hung himself.
16.His grave stone was stolen in July 2008 from Macclesfield cemetery.
17.Has the lyrics "Love will tear us apart" engraved
18.His headstone has the inscription "Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80" and the lyrics "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
19.Ian's widow, Deborah, penned a biography of her late husband in 1995 titled 'Touching from a Distance.'
20.Suffered from epilepsy and depression. Several times in his life he had to be carried offstage due to epileptic seizures
he suffered during concerts.
21.His second (and final) album with Joy Division - 'Closer' - is considered one of the darkest and most haunting albums in music history.
The lyrics largely document Curtis's emotional turmoil leading up to his suicide.
22.He was found hanged in 1980 with Iggy Pop's "the idiot" still spinning on his turntable.
23.Would now be 53 years, 6 months and 2 days old if still alive today.
24.worked as a civil servant for the government department.
25.Shortly before the end of Ian's life, his wife Deborah had started divorce proceedings and Ian was
no longer living at the family home.
26.In April 1980 Ian was admitted to hospital after taking an overdose of his epilepsy medication.
27.Watched Stroszek, a film by Werner Herzog before hanging himself.
28.Killed himself on the Eve of their american tour.
29.Lived at 77 Barton Street Macclesfield with his wife and daughter.
30.Curtis's last live performance was on 2 May 1980 at Birmingham University,
31.Digital was the last song of his last live performance wih the band.
32.Although predominantly a vocalist, Curtis also played guitar on a handful of tracks.
33.The name "Joy Division" stemmed from the sexual slavery wing of a Nazi concentration camp in the 1955
novel The House of Dolls, and was thought to have been pitched by Curtis.
34.Deborah Curtis wrote Touching from a Distance, published in 1995, a biographical
account of her marriage with Ian, detailing in part his infidelity with Annik Honoré.
35.A wall on Wallace Street in Wellington, New Zealand, had the words "Ian Curtis Lives" written on it shortly after the singer's death.
The message is repainted whenever it is painted over.
36.Experience of epilepsy in himself and others inspired him to write She's Lost Control.
37.At the age of 11 Ian won a scholarship to the King's School in Macclesfield.
38.Was born Ian Kevin Curtis.
39.Grew up listening to The Who and The Rolling Stones, and other heroes of his teenage years.
40.Was 6' 1" tall.
41.Ian first discovered that he suffered from epilepsy in December 1978, while his wife was pregnant with their daughter Natalie.
42 Had attempted suicide before and failed.
43.The day following his suicide attempt, he performed with Joy Division at Derby Hall
44.leading up to his suicide He wrote a letter to his wife Deborah, which spoke of the troubles in his life,
and the love he felt for her and Natalie.
He did write that he wished he was dead, but did not speak of any intentions to kill himself.
After this, he is believed to have taken photographs of his daughter and wife down to look at
45.Is portrayed by Sean Harris in 24 Hour Party People (2002).
45.(personal quote) "All my lyrics are open to interpretation by the individual and imply many different meanings, therefore
their relevance is purely subjective."
