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- The grave of Joy Division star Ian Curtis has been vandalised for the second time after a rare stone was stolen from his plot at Macclesfield cemetery over the weekend.
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ian-curtis-grave-vandalised-stone-stolen-joy-division-macclesfield-a9043561.htmlIan Curtis: Rare stone stolen from grave of Joy Division frontman
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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. Despite their short career, Joy Division have exerted a wide-reaching influence.
Aug 6, 2019 · The grave of Joy Division star Ian Curtis has been vandalised for the second time after a rare stone was stolen from his plot at Macclesfield cemetery over the weekend.
- Ellie Harrison
Sep 1, 2022 · With Ian Curtis' sudden death in May 1980, the remaining Joy Division members were left in limbo (via Rolling Stone). As Stephen Morris recalled in his biography, "Record Play Pause," the idea of returning to regular nine-to-five jobs wasn't an option, so the men met at a local pub , and got to brainstorming a new name for the group.
- Marta Djordjevic
May 18, 2020 · On the face of it, there’s not a lot to differentiate Ian Curtis from any of those other dead rock stars, right down to the humble headstone in Macclesfield cemetery that attracts its own...
- Barry Nicolson
Jun 7, 2024 · On May 18, 1980, the day before their band Joy Division were due to fly out to the United States for their first American tour, Ian Curtis and Bernard Summer had planned to go water-skiing in Blackpoo.
- Paul Brannigan
The book covers the formation of Joy Division, Curtis’s affair with the Belgian journalist Annik Honore, and his death at the age of 23, on 18 May 1980, on the eve of what should have been...
May 18, 2018 · In Grant Lee and Tom Atencio’s documentary, Joy Division (2007), an epilepsy specialist analysed Curtis’ prescription from the time and concluded that it was guaranteed to kill him.