“Love Will Tear Us Apart”: Joy Division’s Anthem of Heartbreak, Hate, and Tragedy

Coming up, it’s the story of fallen frontman Ian Curtis and Joy Division, a band widely considered one of the most important of their era. Ian was tortured soul, but also a musical mastermind who knew his way around dark and poignant lyricism. And his manic stage presence was no less intriguing… as it featured a berserk dance style that left audiences wondering if he was possessed. Ian Curtis’s story, though profoundly fascinating, came to a tragic end too soon. However, his all-too-short career was capped off with an eternal standard of a song: Love Will Tear Us Apart. It’s maybe the most counterintuitive love song ever written. More a Hate Song than a Love Song… Depends on who you ask…Bernard Sumner or Peter Hooky...The subtext of this track is filled with the harrowing happenings of his life: persistent depression, life-threatening seizures, a fragmented marriage, and when viewed posthumously… death. With the help of one of his surviving bandmates Peter Hook, we’re going to unravel the mystery behind one the most tortured songs of all time… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.

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