"We decided to bring in a singer"
Joy Division's formation is the stuff of indie rock legend.
Similar to many English bands of the period, the band formed in the wake of a Sex Pistols' gig -- at Manchester's Free Trade Hall.
Friends Bernard Albrecht (Sumner) and Peter Hook -- who had no previous musical experience -- bought copies of bass and guitar learning books.
"We got to page 27," Albrecht famously recalled, "and we decided to bring in a singer." Enter Ian Curtis, a Macclesfield lad who also attended the Pistols' gig.
This morning I will be driving a car with third graders on a field trip to the Dubuque Arboretum. We will be listening to Joy Division's 1980 classic album "Closer" en route.
This week I celebrate the life of Ian Curtis, who took his own life 25 years ago on Wednesday.
Similar to many English bands of the period, the band formed in the wake of a Sex Pistols' gig -- at Manchester's Free Trade Hall.
Friends Bernard Albrecht (Sumner) and Peter Hook -- who had no previous musical experience -- bought copies of bass and guitar learning books.
"We got to page 27," Albrecht famously recalled, "and we decided to bring in a singer." Enter Ian Curtis, a Macclesfield lad who also attended the Pistols' gig.
This morning I will be driving a car with third graders on a field trip to the Dubuque Arboretum. We will be listening to Joy Division's 1980 classic album "Closer" en route.
This week I celebrate the life of Ian Curtis, who took his own life 25 years ago on Wednesday.
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