Ian curtis touching from a distance5/12/2023 having read Hook's book, you'll feel like you were the fifth member of the band' GQ 'A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection. it's a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands' Metro 'An immense account of Joy Division's rise. Few pop music books manage that' Guardian 'An honest, enthusiastic account. 'Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. This is the rollercoaster story of Joy Division - the friendships, fights, fall-outs the rehearsals and recording sessions the larger than life characters - told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook. Godfathers of the enduring alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a sound - dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others. 'Genuinely funny indeed, the story will keep you entertained for a very long time' Sunday Times Joy Division changed the face of music. 'Touching from a Distance' describes Curtiss life from his early teenage years to his premature death on the eve of Joy Divisions first American tour. This biography takes a more intimate look at. Authors Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade released the book Torn Apart: The Life of Ian Curtis in 2006. This biography details in part his relationship with Annik Honor. Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook Engimantic to the last, Ian Curtis died by his own hand on. Deborah Curtis has written a biographical account of their marriage, Touching from a Distance, which was first published in 1995.
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