Touching From a Distance: Ian Curtis and "Joy Division"
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A series of repackaged music titles from Faber.
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This is the only in-depth biographical account of the legendary lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow. Revered by his peers and idolised by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius. But although mesmerising on stage, in his private life he was introverted and had desperate mood swings. In "Touching from a Distance" his widow pieces together why - despite his impending international fame and young family - Curtis took his own life on 18 May 1980. Regarded as the essential book on the essential icon of the post-punk era, "Touching from a Distance" includes a full set of Curtis' lyrics, discography and gig list.
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I read Deborah Curtis' book a couple of months ago and have been surprised that I have not felt the same about the memory of Ian Curtis that I had since I heard he had died so many years ago. I saw Joy Division in concert when I was 15 years old in London and a couple of times on TV, I was hooked. I grew up wondering what kind of life this man had, what he was experiencing, what made him so bizarre on stage (see the video "Here are the Young Men"). I have grown up and for the most part still wondered about these unanswered questions. I hoped that reading Deborah's book would help me understand a bit more and I was not disappointed. The book was not about the music, but about the man, his dreams and his failures. This is what we as fans did not see, we only saw this pail white man with thrashing arms singing about stuff that we did not necessarily understand, but knew he saw singing for us. Thank you Deborah for a wonderful insight into your life with Ian Curtis. Hopefully he can now rest in peace.
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Deborah Curtis certainly takes much of the luster off of thisextraordinary artist. Getting away from the "he said, shesaid" banter that dominates most of these reviews, she does make clear something none of the myth-makers has given enough attention to: Ian Curtis was suffering from a very serious neurological illness, and no one surrounding him in the music business was taking this enough into account, either before or after his suicide. When you and others don't understand the extent and scope of your illness, it leads to feelings of failure and despair. The combination of his illness and the drugs he was on would be enough to drive anyone over the edge, with or without a "Bizarre Love Triangle." I know whereof I speak, because I also have a neuroligical illness and have taken some of the same powerful medications prescribed for epilepsy. Ian was pushed beyond his limits by his "adoring" manager and sometimes bullied by his bandmates for his inevitable collapses.
There may be many things Deborah didn't understand about her husband, but in all fairness, he got what he asked for in a wife. Women's lib hadn't reached the outskirts of Manchester in the early seventies, apparently, and Ian falls firmly into the retro male chauvinist pig category, despite his forays into eye shadow and fluffy pink funfur jackets. (Her first description of seeing him looking out over the wasteland below his housing project, thus attired screams out for film treatment.) The dead-end jobs, the stifling working class mores, the getting married straight from home is all too depressingly reminiscent of the lives of some of my own relatives. Listening to Joy Divisions music it's easy to read a more sophisticated backdrop into it. Seeing where the darkness actually came from is interesting.
This is a very sad and true book. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is that it is missing essential information about Deborah. Did she ever remarry? Find happiness with someone else? Did she get any decent money from record sales? And what about daughter Natalie? I'd have liked to know more about how Deborah developed and matured as a person, but,as in her marriage to Ian, she still seems to think her place is in the background. In pandering to the fans, she loses sight of the fact that we're reading this because we also want to know about her. Photographs of the teenaged young couple are absolutely priceless.
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Deborah is brutally frank in portraying herself as a dull domestic doormat type, totally unsuited to being the wife of a mercurial artistic genius. She gives the impression that she didn't REALLY know her husband deeply, since Ian gave her little attention once they were married. Ian remains an enigma even after reading this book, and quite what he saw in his totally unremarkable widow is an even bigger enigma. However Deborah reveals many hitherto unpublished facts which shed at least some light on Ian's life, background, lyrics and thinking. Together with the comprehensive lyrics (including some unreleased writings!) at the end, this makes the book essential for JD fans.
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He's lost control again
Ian Curtis. Musiklegende. Ehemann. Affaire. Vater.
Das Buch "Touching from a Distance" ,von Ians Witwe Deborah verfasst, erlaubt einen guten Einblick in das traurige Leben des... Lesen Sie weiter...
Das Buch "Touching from a Distance" ,von Ians Witwe Deborah verfasst, erlaubt einen guten Einblick in das traurige Leben des... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 27 Tagen von modernlifeiswar veröffentlicht
Durchwachsen
Vorweg: Ich liebe die Musik von Joy Division bereits seit den 80ern. Demzufolge bin ich zum Einen an Hintergrundsinformationen interessiert, zum Anderen auch in einem Alter, in dem... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 5 Monaten von amodali veröffentlicht
Deborahs kind of view
The book describes the life of singer Ian Curtis from Joy Division since he was around 15 years old with the eyes of his later wife deborah. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Mai 2010 von Helmut Grokenberger
Ein Muss für jeden Joy Division Fan!
Die Musik von Joy Division hat mich schon immer angesprochen und nach dem Spielfilm CONTROL wollte ich unbedingt mehr über Ian Curtis wissen. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Juni 2009 von C. Hinz
Touching from a Distance
Aus der Sicht der Ehefrau von IAN Curtis
Räumt etwas mit dem Mythos auf!
Etwas für interessierte Fans.
Räumt etwas mit dem Mythos auf!
Etwas für interessierte Fans.
Veröffentlicht am 11. Mai 2009 von Raid
IAN CURTIS DEPRESSED GENIUS
AL LEER ESTE LIBRO ME HE DADO CUENTA DE MUCHAS COSAS QUE YO NO SABIA SOBRE TAN FABULOSO CANTANTE , COMO LO ES IAN CURTIS , UNA DE LAS RAZONES POR LA CUAL COMPRE ESTE LIBRO .. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. April 2000 von JULIAN ARAGON
A brave, personal & unique insight into a genius
Ian Curtis was, after Dylan, the most talented, visionary poet ever to grace the skimpy depths of pop. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. März 2000 von Ed Whitmore
...further all the time
In this memoir written by his wife, Ian Curtis is painted in drab colors and lonliness. Much more than young man angst was going through Ians mind during his lifetime. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Januar 2000 von J. Gordon Lamb, III
Missing from nearby
When I bought this book I thought I would get to know a bit about Ian Curtis, but the person who wrote this book (his ex-wife! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Januar 2000 von loe
Intimate protrait of troubled lives
Ian Curtis' dreams had come true and were even surpassed. The band he fronted, Joy Division, put out two major albums, a single off each, and went on several tours. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Januar 2000 von Matthew Ronne
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