So This is Permanence

SO THIS IS PERMANENCE presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis. The songs of Joy Division, infused with the energy of punk but steeped in Ian Curtis's inner tragedies, as he battled depression, epilepsy and stage fright. Includes previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian's notebooks, which cast light on the creative process of this singularly poetic songwriter.