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Fans of rock band Joy Division will be remembering the band's late singer Ian Curtis on Wednesday - the 25th anniversary of his death.
Curtis was just 23 when he hanged himself in the kitchen at his Macclesfield home, shortly before the band were due to go on tour in the US.
His band recorded around 50 songs and released just two studio albums, but they remain highly acclaimed for their powerful post punk sound.
Curtis's baritone voice and lyrics about existential dread and pessimism, combined with his intense, wide-eyed stage presence, endeared him to fans.
He has been cited as an influence by the likes of U2 frontman Bono, the late Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and The Cure's Robert Smith.
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