So This Is Permanence - Lyrics and Notebooks (Hardcover)

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So This Is Permanence collects for the first time the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis. The fact of the band's relatively few releases belies the power and enduring fascination their music holds, especially in light of Curtis's tragic suicide in 1980 on the eve of the band's first American tour. Reproduced in this beautiful clothbound volume are Curtis's never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, accompanied by earlier drafts and previously unpublished pages from his notebooks that shed fascinating light on his writing and creative process. Also included are rare fanzine interviews, a substantial introduction by music writer Jon Savage and a moving foreword by Curtis's widow, Deborah--all together illuminating this compelling figure.