I think Ian's personal life could be speculated over for a long
time, but in the end, it's the music and lyrics which matter, which
make us all love Joy Division.
As i suffered with grand mal epilepsy myself some years back, i know
how difficult and isolated it can make you from even the closest of
loved ones...so i don't really blame Ian for acting how he did.
But yeah, it seems he had intended on dying young (probably before
25) since his teens.

--- In unknownpleasures@..., "whisky_gone"
<whisky_gone@y...> wrote:
> After reading the brilliant book by Debrah Curtis,it seems that
there
> were many sides to curtis.It is weird how he could change his
> perception to suit the needs around him,like when he goes back to
his
> parents and can act like butter wouldnt melt in his mouth.Or to
being
> a twat at home withe his wife and kid.One thing is for sure he
> definitly wanted to die young,maybe to seal his own legend or was
it
> cause life was to depressing for him?