Bands on the lost legends who inspired them

Peter Hook on Ian Curtis: "With a lot of the bands you look at the singer and think, 'What a jerk'. It really turns you off. Ian didn't look like a dickhead - he looked mean and moody and magnificent. There's very few frontmen that could do that as well as he could." Photo: PA Photos

• Ian Curtis, Joy Division. The tragic vocalist's influence can be gauged on a shallow level by the prevalence of stylistic copyists (Editors' Tom Smith, Interpol's Paul Banks). On a deeper level, the authentic agony he summoned in his lyrics prefigured the likes of Kurt Cobain and Richey Edwards.
• Added: Jan 23, 2009

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