On 18.05.80, Ian Curtis died at home in Macclesfield.
"Never again will I weep
And wring my hands
And beat my head against the wall
Because
Me nolentem fata trahunt
But
When I have had enough
I will arise
And go unto my Father
And I will say to Him:
Father, I have had enough"
Did you know Kraftwerk helped to invent hip-hop with their pioneering use of the drum machine?
Learn more about his life and legacy in @marcrileydj's Kraftwerk doc We Are The Robots on @BBCSounds featuring @Johnny_Marr and more https://t.co/FnHBr2frIg
On this day in 1987, #TheSmiths released “I Started Something I Couldn't Finish” - the second of three singles from the band's fourth and final studio album “Strangeways, Here We Come”