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Peter Hook's Plea For Curtis' Headstone

added 04 July 2008 at 14.23

The former Joy Division and New Order bassist spoke to Xfm this morning (July 4) after Ian Curtis' gravestone was stolen from Macclesfield cemetry.

As previously reported by Xfm it was take on Tuesday night (July 2) and has the inscription 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' on it, which thousands of people turn up each year to pay tribute to the singer.

Peter Hook told us:

"I must that admit that in my life I've been to Ian's stone a lot. Its somewhere, especially wiht the effect it had on me after what we did, its somewhere that I go for a moment of quiet reflection just to give the guy a nod."

Ian Curtis hung himself in 1980 at just 23 years old on the eve of their first American tour.

 

 

Tagged as Joy Division, New Order, Exclusive, Misc

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1. so sad. i intend to visit his gravesite someday and wished to see the stone his family picked for him. why are people so greedy and mean? A real fan wouldn't do this.

   Posted by maureen welsh on 04/01/2009 15:50:01 | report abuse