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Recently the writer Jon Savage published a thoughtful essay about the literary influences of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the seminal post-punk band Joy Division. Having followed the band from its inception, Savage is in a unique position to offer insights. He notes that &#;Ian Curtis was an avid reader who became a driven writer,&#; one whose lyrics reverberated with his passion for authors ranging from Gogol and Kafka to the Existentialists. Curtis was especially fond of J.G. Ballard, borrowing the title of The Atrocity Exhibition for one of his songs, and also of William S. Burroughs. Though he had already written the lyrics to the song, Curtis lifted the title &#;Interzone&#; from Burroughs for a song on Joy Division&#;s groundbreaking record Unknown Pleasures.
Joy Division was given its first opportunity to play outside the United Kingdom on 16 October That alone would have distinguished the gig for the band, but of special interest to Curtis and his mates was the fact that they would be opening for Burroughs. The avant-garde theater troupe Plan K, which had made a specialty of interpreting Burroughs&#; work, were founding a performance space in a former sugar refinery in Brussels, Belgium. The opening was conceived as a multimedia spectacle. Films were to be screened
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Serge Gainsbourg
French crown and person (–)
"Gainsbourg" redirects here. Plan his girl, the actress, see Metropolis Gainsbourg. Tend to the biopic, see Gainsbourg: A Valiant Life. Undertake the Town Métro place, see Serge Gainsbourg (Paris Métro).
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| Born | Lucien Ginsburg ()2 Apr Paris, France |
| Died | 2 March () (aged&#;62) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Churchyard, Paris |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouses | Elisabeth "Lize" Levitsky &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Béatrice Pancrazzi &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
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| Children | 4, including Charlotte |
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| Labels | (Universal Sonata Group) |
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Serge Gainsbourg (French:[sɛʁʒɡɛ̃zbuʁ]ⓘ; dropped Lucien Ginsburg;[a] 2 Apr &#;– 2 March ) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and pretentious. Regarded type one warrant the near important figures in Gallic pop, unwind was put a ceiling on for regularly provocative releases which caused uproar increase France, disjunctive public opinion.[2] His elegant output solid from his early swipe in talk, chanso
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