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“I like the groups on Factory, A Certain Ratio and Section 25. I”

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Ian Curtis, a British musician born on July 15, 1956, and died on May 18, 1980. He was the lead singer of the iconic band Joy Division, known for his distinctive voice and profound lyrics. more

“I know someone who works in a record shop where I live and I'll go in there and he'll play me "Have you heard this single?". Singles by, er the group called The Tights, so an obscure thing... and a group called, I think, er Bauhaus, a London group. That's one single. There's no one I completely like that I can say "Well I've got all this person's records. I think he's great" or "This group's records" it's just, again, odd things.”

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“We play the music we want to play and we play the places we want to play. I'd hate to be on the usual record company where you get an album out and you do a tour, and you do all the Odeon's and all the this that and the others. I couldn't just do that at all.”

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“We said we'd never tour ... and we'll never do a tour, I don't think - or if we do it won't be longer than about two weeks.”

Ifs Thinking Said Two Week Two Weeks

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“They [ Factory Records] are always looking for the next group, the next big thing, to bring the record sales in and for them to promote and everything, but Factory just sign who they want to, put records by who they want to out, package it how they want to, how they like doing it. It's just run like that.”

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“I just want to carry on the way we [ Joy Division] are, I think. Basically, we want to play and enjoy what we like playing. I think when we stop doing that I think, well, that will be the time to pack it in. That'll be the end.”

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“I have no real talents. If I could make a living at a normal job, I'm sure I would do that.”

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“I graduated from college and went on one job interview and was laughing in my own head because I wouldn't hire me.”

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“I'm also not good with numbers either, so it's not a great mix. People apparently don't want you ball-parkin' it when it comes to their finances.”

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