Daft maybe, but great writing nonetheless. Has to be if it's interesting over 30 years later. Makes me want to read Deborah Curtis's biography. Hard to know how to interpret an artist who suffered from epilepsy and depression. But, to me, Ian looks like someone who took his failing marriage and inability to break with Honore so seriously that he hanged himself for it. There's something deeply honorable about that (however misguided the expression). And it's in his music also.
I'm a much bigger fan of New order than Joy Division, but the mark they left on music after only 2(ish) LPs can't be overstated. How many of one's favorite bands list Joy Division as one of their favorites?
P.S. If anyone reading this hasn't had a chance to check out Peter Hook's books, they're fantastic. And if you happen to pick up "Substance," clear your calendar; it's something like 800 pages!
yes deeply honorable, too, about how he brought his whole self to the stage...
Daft maybe, but great writing nonetheless. Has to be if it's interesting over 30 years later. Makes me want to read Deborah Curtis's biography. Hard to know how to interpret an artist who suffered from epilepsy and depression. But, to me, Ian looks like someone who took his failing marriage and inability to break with Honore so seriously that he hanged himself for it. There's something deeply honorable about that (however misguided the expression). And it's in his music also.
I'm a much bigger fan of New order than Joy Division, but the mark they left on music after only 2(ish) LPs can't be overstated. How many of one's favorite bands list Joy Division as one of their favorites?
P.S. If anyone reading this hasn't had a chance to check out Peter Hook's books, they're fantastic. And if you happen to pick up "Substance," clear your calendar; it's something like 800 pages!