July 2nd, 2008 // 7 Comments

curtis.jpgThe memorial stone at Ian Curtis’ grave, which features the phrase “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” has been stolen from Macclesfield Cemetery in Cheshire, England. For all the biopics, documentaries, re-releases and ancillary merchandise, this is the kind of incident that makes it official: Ian Curtis is the new Jim Morrison. [BBC]


  1. Anonymous

    Well at least he doesn’t sound like Jim Mor…oh wait.

  2. Ned Raggett

    Where will it end?

  3. Anonymous

    Stealing the headstone does not make you the world biggest Joy Division fan. It kinda just makes you an asshole.

    I wonder if THEY know this?

  4. dreamsneverend

    Hehehe.. not the first time his curb stone has been swiped. Oh well chalk it up to a year of heightened Ian awareness.

  5. Eugene Langley

    Oh snap! The Morrison bomb has been dropped again! Obviously we now all need to discuss how much Joy Division sucks/rules/is really mediocre*. Asterix denotes my opinion.

  6. Eugene Langley

    And by Asterix I mean this:

  7. encyclopediablack

    Damn Neil Young fans!

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