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Ian Curtis’ ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ guitar is up for sale at London auction
Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in the band’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘ music video is going on auction.Curtis’ pentagonal-shaped Vox Phantom VI Special Guitar is expected to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale on October 13.The guitar was given to Curtis’ daughter, Natalie, by Joy Division guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner (now in New Order) when she came of age. It had also been in the possession of The Smiths‘ Johnny Marr, whom Sumner formed the group Electronic with in 1988.Natalie, a professional photographer, was just one year old when Curtis committed suicide aged 23 in 1980.
