So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks

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However, in the case of Ian Curtis – the last point is a moot one; the overwhelming majority of everything said and written about Curtis since his death has (for the most part) not been media fuelled ghoulish sanctification or hyperbole. Ian Curtis really was as gifted and talented a writer and performer as is written. Those were the days: when artistic, intense young men and women (although it tended to be men) could see not only what was great about Rimbaud or Kafka, but also what was great about the Sex Pistols – and then form a band. It’s a pleasure to find in this book the cover of Curtis’s copy of Rimbaud’s poems, and also the bookplate in the copy of The Art of Coarse Acting that he was awarded for the history prize at the King’s school, Macclesfield (it’s rather touching that Curtis kept it; it doesn’t sound like his cup of tea). Deborah met Ian when she was a teenager in Macclesfield. He was an awkward, lanky figure who wore skinny jeans and eyeliner. By then, he was already a cult figure locally: a poet and a writer who carried his work around in a plastic bag, even after his band found success.

Draft lyrics written on scrap paper his wife Deborah brought home from her job at the local council Photograph: PR Reading This Is Permanence it is obvious that the main influence of Curtis’ lyrics was human suffering whether that be from the victims or perpetrators point of view. In his early writings, when he refers to “I” or “we” Curtis is placing himself into the narrative more as an actor or storyteller yet as his well documented personal issues begin to take hold, we see the “I” and “we” become literal building up towards the final album Closer and singles such as Atmosphere and Love Will Tear Us Apart.Well, here you can see the lines surrounding the couplet, and Curtis’s crossing-through of an alternative line from earlier in the song: “to see what went wrong”. Turn to “She’s Lost Control” and there’s another line that didn’t make it to the record: “and in horror that one day I’d learn the truth ...” You needn’t read too much into such omissions, but you can spend a fruitful few minutes speculating on why the lines were dropped. Some of the most famous songs of the band include "Love Will Tear Us Apart" , "She's Lost Control", “Transmission” , and "Dead Souls". The next section contains alternative lyrics, some unrecorded songs, and a bit of prose. And the final section of the book contains artwork, photo's of some of the books in Ian's library that were important to him and also some fan letters to him.

The media amplification, deification and santification of a lost artist as something far greater than they ever were, or ever could be For those who don't know the story of Ian, he was the lyricist, songwriter and front man of the band Joy Division. He suffered from seizures which grew considerably worse as the bands fame increased. Curtis was born in 1956 and committed suicide on 18 May 1980. His wife has written a biography of his life, which was published 1995 titled "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division".urn:lcp:sothisispermanen0000curt:epub:e5420d77-6b4b-44d4-8a47-a919fb586774 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier sothisispermanen0000curt Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s26gcv3f8sr Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781452138459 As with all artists (and there are many) taken away from us at a very young age and in their creative prime, there are three things which must always been born in mind, namely: The lyrics for Joy Division’s 1979 single Transmission, in Curtis’s distinctive capitalised handwriting Photograph: PR You just took the cue from [Ian] singing and it built up to the vocals. It sounds really simple but that was one of the first one things we did after we finished Unknown Pleasures. I think it started with something that’s like a northern soul song, which we’ve kind of done on “Interzone”, which is the beat in the middle, then I just started playing half time and then we got the slow verse part for it. I really like the way it’s kind of moody and sort of snakes along then suddenly it gets really very spirited. Furious, I think. A little bit like “Insight” on Unknown Pleasures, but a lot more accomplished.