Ian Curtis

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musician
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Warsaw
New Order
The Other Two
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Joy_Division
gptkbp:birthDate 1956-07-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stretford,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace Macclesfield Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-05-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Macclesfield,_England
gptkbp:depictedIn Control
gptkbp:examinationType gptkb:Birmingham,_England
May 2, 1980
gptkbp:famousFor lyrical themes of despair
his haunting stage presence
his role in the post-punk movement
his struggles with epilepsy
gptkbp:famousQuote "I don't know what I want"
"Atrocity Exhibition"
"I can't do this anymore"
"I feel like I'm losing control"
Love_will_tear_us_apart
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ian_Kevin_Curtis
gptkbp:genre post-punk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ian Curtis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Radiohead
gptkb:The_Smiths
gptkb:Interpol
gptkb:The_Killers
gptkb:Placebo
Oasis
The Cure
Editors
Goth music
Post-punk bands
Joy_Division's_sound
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Bowie
The Doors
Kraftwerk
The Velvet Underground
Iggy Pop
gptkbp:instrument vocals
gptkbp:legacy influence on alternative music
gptkbp:notableWork Closer
Unknown Pleasures
gptkbp:occupation singer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath suicide
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Sam_Riley
gptkbp:recordLabel Factory Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Deborah_Curtis