Ian Curtis

Known for ActingBorn 1956-07-15Died 1980-05-18Stretford, Lancashire, England

Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980). 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 exerted a wide-reaching influence. John Bush of AllMusic argues that they "became the first band in the post-punk movement emphasizing not anger and energy but mood and expression, pointing ahead to the rise of melancholy alternative music in the '80s". According to critic Simon Reynolds, Joy Division's influence has extended from contemporaries such as U2 and the Cure to later acts including Radiohead, Interpol, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., and Editors, as well as rappers including Danny Brown and Vince Staples. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Curtis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Pie in the Sky

Punk Britannia at the BBC

Joy Division

A Touch of Frost

70 Years of Youth Revolt

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

New Order Story

When Albums Ruled the World

New Order: Decades

Cracker

Joy Division - Under Review

The Magic Voices of Pop

Joy Division: Live & Promo Appearances 1979-1980

New Order: International

Joy Division - Substance 1977-1988

Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men

Joy Division (A Film by Malcolm Whitehead)