What Happened Today In Music, May 18th 1980, Ian Kevin Curtis, lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, hanged himself in the kitchen of his house in Macclesfield, England at the age of 23. Curtis was known for his bass-baritone voice, dance style and songwriting typically filled with imagery of desolation, emptiness and alienation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EdUjlawLJM #TodayInMusic