Torn Apart The Life of Ian Curtis Author:Mick Middles, Lindsay Reade Cloaked in mystique, Joy Division's extraordinary vocalist Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980, leaving just two haunting albums and a depleted band that would famously evolve into New Order. — 25 years later, the enigma of Ian Curtis has deepened to an unprecedented level. Devotees make regular pilgramages to both his hometown of... more » Macclesfield and to Manchester, where the story of Joy Division and Factory Records has left a profound mark on the city.
Examines his life, his work, his relationships and the cultural environment in which he lived and died.« less