Posted by Poppy R on 8/16/2008, 14:12:15, in reply to "re;Control movie versus Ian Curtis real life"
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I wasn't anywhere near born when Joy Division were around but from what I've pieced together towards the end of his life he was very depressed, and a contributor to his depression was his epilepsy, which he feared immensely and suspected was worsening. And of course the breakdown of his marriage would be a major factor of his depression, the pain of possibly loving, or thinking that he loved, 2 women at the same time and that not being acceptable. It's quite a well known fact that he wasn't the best person in the world and after reading 'touching from a distance' it seems that his wife hadn't liked him for quite a while. And in the end, this band wasn't improving his lifestyle. The fame and glory he had been anticipating didn't really come until after he died. He was barely getting paid and from what I've gathered he didn't like normality much. Anything exciting and glamorous excited him and this poor family life in Macclesfield wasn't exciting or glamorous, but neither was the band going on tour in the back of a small van.
I think all of these things, added with his general 'tormented artist' attitude towards life was just too much and yes, he did lose control of his existence.
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