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Ian Curtis

Musician
Forfans of joy division and post-punk; readers of music memoirs and mourning tributes.
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Ian Kevin Curtis (1956–1980) was an English singer-songwriter and the lead singer of Joy Division.

Born 15 July 1956; died 18 May 1980 (suicide). Best known as the lead singer of Joy Division; publicly documented to have suffered from epilepsy and depression.

A single, emotional DeBaser review remembers Ian Curtis and a cancelled concert after his death. The author mixes personal anecdote, mourning and musical references. Joy Division and specific songs/performance moments surface as anchors of collective memory.

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