The Resume

(July 15, 1956-May 18, 1980)
Recorded with Joy Division 'An Ideal for Living,' 'Unknown Pleasures,' 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and 'Permanent: Joy Division 1995'
The book 'Touching From a Distance,' written by Deborah Curtis, his widow, was written about him

Why he might be annoying:

His lyrics were depressing.
He used to cheat on his wife.
He committed suicide by hanging himself.

Why he might not be annoying:

He's regarded as one of the Godfathers of the Goth rock movement, along with David Bowie and Peter Murphy.
He was described as directing 'the Sex Pistols' explosive anger inward' while 'bellowing in his grim lyrics with Iggy Pop's punk rage.'
He would break out into seizures while on stage, because of his battle with epilepsy.

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baby Faces
• Blender Magazine's 50 Most Awesomely Dead Rock Stars [March 2006] (Ranked: 22)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7151956)
• Entertainers Loved by Depressed Teens
• Goth Musicians
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 4]
• I am an Adulterer
• I am from Manchester
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 23)
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 33)
• I Have Epilepsy
• I Married in 1975
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Luscious Laddies
• Monotone Voices
• Musicians You Should Fear
• Profiles 10251-10500 (Ranked: 10254)
• Punk Rockers
• Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Musical Stars of the 20th Century (Ranked: 53)
• Tina's Least Annoying (Ranked: 15)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19800518)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 21 Votes: 19.05% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 91 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 103 Votes: 57.28% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 54.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 248 Votes: 54.03% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 379 Votes: 49.87% Annoying