On the anniversary of Ian Curtis' death yesterday, Rolling Stone posted a New Order article that was originally published in 1983. If you're a fan of Joy Division or New Order, you'll find it a great read - the article was published right after the release of New Order's second album Power, Corruption, and Lies and it's interesting to travel back in time to when New Order was a new band.
Bonus: Rolling Stone referred to New Order as the "thinking man's Human League" plus there's a fabulous quote from Tony Wilson (Factory Records' founder) on signing Joy Division:
"Joy Division came onstage and played two numbers. And I thought to myself that the reason they're different is that they're onstage because they have something to say. The other bands are onstage because they want to be musicians. It's as different as chalk and cheese."
One final highlight--drummer Stephen Morris was talking about the band's hobbies and offered up: "Bernard likes to go for drives in his car and has a home computer..." Hey, stop laughing! Remember it was 1983, and though many people might have owned an Atari system (or maybe Pong), most didn't own home computers until the late '80s.
Read the full Rolling Stone article New Order: Life After Death here.
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