The death of Ian Curtis on 18 May 1980 called time on the legendary group… but why did the other members of the band not continue to use the name Joy Division?
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Tracey Thorn: I managed 10% of War and Peace during lockdown
The singer, songwriter and author on struggling with Tolstoy, learning from Billie Holiday, and the book to give fans of Joy Division
Tracey Thorn . ‘It’s more likely that I’ll be remembered for a single line of a song than for anything else I’ll ever write’ Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose/The Observer
Tracey Thorn . ‘It’s more likely that I’ll be remembered for a single line of a song than for anything else I’ll ever write’ Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose/The Observer
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