History Funny / JoyDivision

Yes, this band so well-known for its aura of [[NightmareFuel/JoyDivision trauma]] and [[Tearjerker/JoyDivision tragedy]] actually had some lighter moments.

* After the band's cover of the Music/VelvetUnderground's [[Music/WhiteLightWhiteHeat "Sister Ray"]] on ''Still'', Ian Curtis jokes that the audience should hear their version of "Louie, Louie". Hell, just the fact that a recording exists of [[TrueArtIsAngsty gloomy, tormented]] Ian Curtis singing "Sister Ray" (a seventeen-minute ditty about drag queens, drug dealers and a police shoot-out, replete with lines like "Don't you know you'll stain the carpet?" and "She's busy sucking on my ding-dong") in his deadpan baritone is ''extremely'' funny.

* After the band's cover of the Music/VelvetUnderground's [[Music/WhiteLightWhiteHeat "Sister Ray"]] on ''Still'', Ian Curtis jokes that the audience should hear their version of "Louie, Louie". Hell, just the fact that a recording exists of [[TrueArtIsAngsty gloomy, tormented]] Ian Curtis singing "Sister Ray" (a seventeen-minute ditty about drag queens, drug dealers and a police shoot-out, replete with lines like "She's busy sucking on my ding-dong") in his deadpan baritone is ''extremely'' funny.

* On tour in UsefulNotes/{{Amsterdam}} in 1979, Ian Curtis met one of his heroes, Creator/WilliamSBurroughs, who was reading from his latest book. Curtis tried to convince Burroughs to give him a free copy. According to Peter Hook, Burroughs replied, "Fuck off, kid!"

* On tour in Amsterdam in 1979, Ian Curtis met one of his heroes, Creator/WilliamSBurroughs, who was reading from his latest book. Curtis tried to convince Burroughs to give him a free copy. According to Peter Hook, Burroughs replied, "Fuck off, kid!"

* Someone once posted on the band's Website/{{Reddit}} of a photo of Ian at his old work place of a party he attended. ''Where he was smiling''. '''''[[BrokenBird Ian Curtis]]''''' ''[[ARareSentence smiling.]]'' His bandmates remember him having a wicked sense of humor, despite his dour reputation.

* Someone once posted on the band's reddit of a photo of Ian at his old work place of a party he attended. ''Where he was smiling''. '''''[[BrokenBird Ian Curtis]]''''' ''[[ARareSentence smiling.]]'' His bandmates remember him having a wicked sense of humor, despite his dour reputation.

* After the band's cover of the Music/VelvetUnderground's "Sister Ray" on ''Still'', Ian Curtis jokes that the audience should hear their version of "Louie, Louie".
** Hell, just the fact that a recording exists of [[TrueArtIsAngsty gloomy, tormented]] Ian Curtis singing "Sister Ray" (a seventeen-minute ditty about drag queens, drug dealers and a police shoot-out, replete with lines like "She's busy sucking on my ding-dong") in his deadpan baritone is ''extremely'' funny.

* The band fired early drummer Steve Brotherdale by having him get out of their van to investigate a suspected flat tire, then driving off.

* Someone once posted on the band's reddit of a photo of Ian at his old work place of a party he attended. ''Where he was smiling''. '''''[[BrokenBird Ian Curtis]]''''' ''[[ARareSentence smiling.]]'' His bandmates remember him having a wicked sense of humor.

* Someone once posted on the band's reddit of a photo of Ian at his old work place of a party he attended. ''Where he was smiling''. '''''[[BrokenBird Ian Curtis]]''''' ''[[ARareSentence smiling.]]''

** Hell, just the fact that a recording exists of gloomy, tormented Ian Curtis singing "Sister Ray" (a seventeen-minute ditty about drag queens, drug dealers and a police shoot-out, replete with lines like "She's busy sucking on my ding-dong") in his deadpan baritone is ''extremely'' funny.

** Hell, just the fact that a recording exists of gloomy, tormented Ian Curtis singing "Sister Ray" (a seventeen-minute ditty about drag queens, drug dealers and a police shoot-out, replete with lines like "She's busy sucking on my ding-dong") in his deadpan baritone is extremely funny.

** Hell, just the fact that a recording exists of gloomy, tormented Ian Curtis singing "Sister Ray" (a seventeen-minute ditty about drag queen drug dealers with lines like "She's busy sucking on my ding-dong") in his deadpan baritone is extremely funny.

* Supposedly, how did Joy Division get on Factory Records? Ian sent a note to Tony Wilson with the words "Joy Division, you [[CountryMatters cunt]]".

* On tour in Amsterdam in 1979, Ian Curtis met one of his heroes, Creator/WilliamBurroughs, who was reading from his latest book. Curtis tried to convince Burroughs to give him a free copy. According to Peter Hook, Burroughs replied, "Fuck off, kid!"