Touching from a Distance
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financial problems, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
first home, 1;
last letter, 1, 2;
marriage and honeymoon, 1;
move back to Macclesfield, 1, 2, 3, 4;
EMPLOYMENT, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12;
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING: allergy to sun, 1;
attempted suicide, 1, 2, 3, 4;
depression, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12;
drug-taking, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
epilepsy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20;
suicide and aftermath, 1, 2;
AND JOY DIVISION, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20;
Lead Singer Syndrome, 1;
proposed American Tour, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
talk of leaving band, 1;
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
appearance and dress, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
and gay scene, 1, 2, 3;
impracticality, 1;
jealousy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10;
and money, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
and Nazism, 1, 2;
personality and demeanour, 1, 2, 3;
racism, 1; social graces, 2, 3, 4, 5;
stage persona, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
RELATIONSHIP WITH ANNIK HONORÉ, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15;
SONGWRITING, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;
AND WARSAW, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
see also Hughes, Edith; Hughes, Les
Curtis, Joseph (grandfather), 1
Curtis, Kevin (father), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Curtis, Leonard, and Partners, 1
Curtis, Natalie (daughter), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Damned, 1
Davidson, T. J., 1
Dawson, Paul, 1
‘Day of the Lords’, 1, 2, 3
‘Dead Souls’, 1, 2, 3
‘Deadline’, 1
Dean, James, 1, 2
‘Decades’, 1
Demac, Harry, 1
Department of the Environment, 1
Derby Hall (Bury), 1
Devoto, Howard, 1
‘Digital’, 1, 2
‘Disorder’, 1, 2
Doors; ‘The End’, 1
Dowie, John, 1, 2
‘Driftwood’, 1
Drones, 1, 2
Durutti Column, 1, 2; Return of the Durutti Column, 1, 2
Earcom 1, 2, 3
Echo and the Bunnymen, 1
Eddie and the Hot Rods, 1
Elaine (friend), 1
Electric Circus, 1, 2, 3
Ellis, Steve, 1
‘End of Time’, 1
Eraserhead, 97
Erasmus, Alan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Eric’s, 1, 2
Essential Logic, 1
Essner, Franck, 1, 2
‘Eternal, The’, 1
‘Exercise One’, 1
Factory, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; discography, 1;
financial problems, 1
Factory Flick, The, 1
Factory Sample, A, 1, 2
Fagins, 1
‘Failures’, 1
Fall, 1, 2
Fast Breeder, 1
France, 1, 2
‘From Safety to Where …?’, 1, 2
Fumble, 1
Futurama ‘1, 2
Gilbert, Gillian, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Gilbert, Kim, 1
Gilbert, Lesley, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘Glass’, 1, 2
Gorillas, 1
Granada Reports, 1, 2, 3
Gray, Iain, 1, 2, 3
Great Rock and Roll Swindle, The, 1
Gretton, Rob, 1; and Ian’s death, 1, 2, 3;
and Joy Division, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20passim;
and New Order, 1
Hannett, Martin, 1, 2, 3, 4
Hare, David: Dreams of Leaving, 1
Harman, James, 1
‘Heart and Soul’, 1
Heartfleld, John: Photomontages of the Nazi Period, 1
Here Are the Young Men, 1
Herzog, Werner Stroszek, 1, 2
Hess, Rudolf, 1
Hewick, Kevin, 1
High Hall (Birmingham University), 1
Hilary (blonde), 1
Honoré, Annik, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Hook, Peter following Ian’s death, 1, 2; and Joy Division, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17;
and Warsaw, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Hope and Anchor, 1
Hughes, Edith (Ian’s grandmother), 1, 2, 3, 4
Hughes, Les, (Ian’s grandfather), 1, 2, 3, 4
Hurdsfield Junior School, 1
Hyde, Colin, 1
‘I Remember Nothing’, 1, 2
‘Ice Age’, 1
ICI Pharmaceuticals, 1
Ideal for Living, An, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘In a Lonely Place’, 1, 2
‘Incubation’, 1
‘Insight’, 1
‘Interzone’, 1, 2, 3
‘Isolation’, 1
Jeff (friend), 1, 2
Jill (sister), 1, 2
John the Postman, 1, 2
‘Johnny 23’, 1
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, 1
Johnson, Donald, 1
Johnson, Mark, 1
Johnson, Peter, 1
Joplin, Janis, 1
Joy Division, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; discography, 1;
European tour, 1, 2;
female fans, 1, 2, 3;
first gig, 1;
first recording, 1;
gig list, 1;
‘no women’ policy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
origin of name, 1, 2;
proposed American tour, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
publishing company, 1;
support Buzzcocks on tour, 1, 2, 3;
see also individual recordings and songs
Kelly, Mike, 1
Kemp, Lindsay, 1
Kennedy, John, 1
Xi, The’, 1
King, Elayne, 1, 2
King, Jonathan, 1
King’s School, 1, 2, 3
‘Komakino’, 1, 2
Korky (bouncer), 1
‘Leaders of Men’, 1
Lee, Danny, 1
Leigh Festival, 1
London Records, 1
Love Affair, 1
‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, 1, 2, 3; lyrics, 1
Lowe, Nick, 1
Macclesfield, move back to, 1, 2, 3
Macclesfield High School, 1, 2, 3
McCrae, George: ‘Rock Me Baby’, 1
McCullough, Dave, 1, 2
McFaddian, Brian, 1
Magazine, 1
Majors, Ivan, 1
Manchester music scene, 1, 2, 3
Manchester Musicians’ Collective, 1, 2, 3
Manpower Services Commission, 1, 2, 3
Marley, Bob, 1
Martin, 1
Mason, Terry: and Joy Division, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; and Warsaw, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mayflower (Belle Vue), 1
Mayflower Club, 1
MC5, 1
‘Means to an End, A’, 1
Middles, Mick, 1, 2, 3
Ministry of Defence, 1
Moines, Des, 1
Mont de Marsan, 1
Moonlight Club, 1
Morley, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Morris, Steve, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Morrison, Jim, 1, 2, 3
Mott the Hoople: ‘All the Young Dudes’, 1
Nazi Germany, 1, 2
Negatives, 1
Nell, Aunty, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘New Dawn Fades’, 1, 2
New Musical Express (NME), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
New Order, 1
New Osbourne Club, 1
Nietzsche, Frie
drich Wilhelm, 1
‘No Love Lost’, 1
Norman, Neil, 1
‘Novelty’, 1, 2, 3
Nuttall, Tony, 1; childhood, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
and Debbie, 1, 2, 3;
in first band, 1;
and Joy Division, 1, 2
O’Connor, Pat, 1
O’Hara, Susannah, 1
Oldham, 1, 2, 3
‘Only Mistake, The’, 1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, 1
Out There, 1
‘Out of Touch’, 1
‘Overcrowding’, 1
Palatine, 1
Panik, 1
Pape, Mr, 1
Paris, 1, 2, 3
Parkside Psychiatric Hospital, 1, 2, 3
‘Passover’, 1
Peel, John, 1
Penetration, 1
Penman, Ian, 1
Pink Fairies, 1
Pips, 1
Plan K, 1
Pop, Iggy, 1, 2, 3; ‘The Idiot’, 1, 2;
‘The Passenger’, 1
Porter, N. F.: ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’, 1
Prince of Wales Conference Centre, 1
Printed Noises, 1
Pusey, Chris, 1
Rafters, 1, 2
Rainbow Theatre, 1, 2
Ranch Bar, 1
Rare Records, 1
Ray, Uncle, 1
RCA, 1, 2
Reade, Lindsay, 1,2,3,4,5, 6, 7
Reed, Lou, 1, 2, 3, 4; Berlin, 1;
‘Perfect Day’, 1
Reid, Peter, 1
Ridgeway, Christine, 1, 2
Riley, Penny, 1
Robo (bouncer), 1
Rolling Stones, 1
Ronson, Mick, 1
Roogalator, 1
Roxy Music, 1, 2
Royal Family (band), 1
St John’s College, 1
Saville, Peter, ix, 1
Searling, Judith, 1
Searling, Richard, 1, 2
‘Secret’, 1
Section 1, 2, 3, 4
Select, 1
Sex Pistols, 1, 2, 3
‘Shadowplay’, 1, 2, 3, 4
Shelley, Peter, 1
‘She’s Lost Control’, 1, 2, 3, 4
Short Circuit, 1, 2
Silklands, 1, 2, 3, 4
Sinatra, Frank, 1
Smith, Christopher, 1
So It Goes, 1
‘Something Must Break’, 1
Sordide Sentimentale: ‘Atmosphere’ /‘Dead Souls’, 1, 2
‘Sound of Music, The’, 1
Sounds, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Spartans (football team), 1
Squat, 1, 2
Steel Pulse, 1
Stephanie, 1, 2
Still, 1, 2
Stoppard, Tom: The Real Inspector Hound, 1
Strange Fruit, 143
Stranglers, 1
Stroszek, 1, 2
Substance, 1
Sumner, Bernard: and Joy Division, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20; and New Order, 1;
and Warsaw, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Sumner, Sue (née Barlow), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Swan Records, 1
Swinging Apple, 1
T Rex, 1
Tabac, Tony, 1, 2
Talbot, John, 1, 2, 3, 4
Teardrop Explodes, 1
‘These Days’, 1
Thrills, Adrian, 1
Thursdays, 1
Toots and the Maytals, 1
Top of the Pops, 1
‘Transmission’, 1, 2, 3; discography, 1, 2;
lyrics, 1
Trinity Square Primary School, 1
‘Twenty-four Hours’, 1
Twinny (roadie), 1, 2
Tyla Gang, 1
Unknown Pleasures, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Untitled song lyrics, 1, 2, 3
Velvet Underground, 1, 2; ‘Candy Says’, 1
‘(Waiting for) The Ice Age’, 1
‘Walked in Line’, 1
Warsaw, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; formation, 1, 2, 3;
gig list, 1;
last gig, 1
‘Warsaw’, 1
Warsaw Pakt, 1
Who, 1
Wilde, Oscar ‘The Happy Prince’, 1
‘Wilderness’, 1, 2
Wilson, Graham, 1
Wilson, Tony: and Factory, ix, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
and Joy Division, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 passim, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
television work, 1, 2, 3;
and Warsaw, 1, 2
Wood, Kevin, 1, 2
Wood, Pam, 1
Woodruff, Audrey (Deborah’s mother), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Woodruff, Bob (Deborah’s father), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Woodruff, Jill (Deborah’s sister), 1, 2
Woods, Ian, 1
Worst, 1
Zoo, 1
About the Author
Deborah Curtis is the author of Touching from a Distance, her memoir of Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division.
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1 Ian aged five at a railway exhibition.
2 Ian with his friend Tony Nuttall in the garden at Hurdsfield, August 1966.
3 Ian aged eighteen.
4 & 5 Just after becoming engaged.
6 Our wedding, 23 August 1975.
7 On honeymoon, August 1975.
8 At the punk rock festival, Mont de Marsan, August 1976.
9 Strawberry Recording Studios.
10 & 11 Liverpool and Manchester gig lists, 1979.
12 Ian photographed by Kevin Cummins.
13 Ian in concert, The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park London, 4 April 1980.
14 77 Barton Street.
15 Ian and Natalie in South Park, Macclesfield, March 1980.
16 In the living-room at Barton Street with Natalie. The last picture I took of Ian, 13 May 1980.
17 Still from Anton Corbijn’s ‘Atmosphere’ video.