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Ian Curtis’ home to become Joy Division museum
Indie | Wednesday 27th May 2015 | Christina
Music lover and entrepreneur Hadar Goldman bought the late singer’s Macclesfield property for £190k after being inspired by campaigners’ efforts to save the house from developers. Speaking about the purchase Goldman said, "Although I paid £190,000 – nearly double the asking price – I felt as if I had to get involved, especially after hearing the plight of the fans who had failed to raise the necessary funds to buy the house owned and lived in by one of the musical heroes of my youth…The Joy Division legacy deserves to be taken into the 21st century, to raise awareness into one of the most seminal bands in the history of contemporary music."
Curtis lived in the house with his wife and daughter until 1980, when he took his own life aged just 23. The house was later used as a location in Anton Corbijn’s 2007 film Control, which was based on Curtis’ life. Former bandmate and New Order member Bernard Sumner expressed ambivalence about plans to turn the house into a museum but Joy Division bassist Peter Hook gave his blessing.
He told the Guardian, “I think it’s a great compliment if someone wants to make it into a museum for a group that culturally changed music, not once but twice. Ian has such a fantastic legacy and the fact people are inspired by it all around the world can only be a good thing.”
