Proposing a Profitable Partnership in Music Industry
Rob Gretton:
I know how you can be better just like that (snaps his finger).
Ian:
Go on then.
Rob:
Simple. You employ me. You play, I manage. We all get stinking rich and famous and go buy great big fucking houses in Cheshire.
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Frustration Over Television Opportunities
Ian:
You're a twat you are. You're a bastard.
Tony Wilson:
..am I? Why is that?
Ian:
Because you haven't put us on television.
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Misunderstanding Band Names and Identity
Peter Hook:
You know I don't mind the Buzz, but calling themselves cocks... (I) don't get it.
Ian:
Well they're not calling themselves the Cocks are they? They're calling themselves the Buzzcocks.
Peter:
(mumbles)... Just couldn't stand for it, that's all.
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Navigating Relationships and Trust Issues
Debbie:
It's a shame Nick couldn't come.
Ian:
He did say I could go out with you. He said it was alright, as long as I looked after you.
Debbie:
Did he now?
Ian:
Well I didn't want you thinking we were going behind his back or anything.
Debbie:
That's a bit presumptuous don't you think?
Ian:
Why?
Debbie:
I might not (have) wanted to go out with you.
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Request for Access to Bathroom
Ian:
Mrs. Brady please can I use your toilet please?
Mrs. Brady:
Of course you can, love. Second on the left down the hall.
Ian:
Thank you.
Mrs. Brady:
... Where was I? Oh yes.
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Gang Membership and Personal Choices
Ian:
(hands over a box of cigarettes to Debbie who refuses the offer) You can't be in my gang if you don't smoke.
Debbie:
(I) don't wanna be in your gang.
Ian:
Neither do I.
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Reflections on Life and Growth
Ian:
(touches a butterfly shape on the glass window) My heart leaps when I behold, a rainbow in the sky. So it was my life began, so is it now, I am a man. So it be when I shall grow old, or let me die. The child is the father of the man. And I could wish my days to be bound by natural piety. (sits down on the bed)
Nick:
... Did you write that?
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A Believer's Praise for Joy Division
DJ Rob Gretton:
I already manage a couple of bands, but between you and me, they couldn't sniff the sweat around your bollocks. You lot are something else. I hold my hands up! I am a believer in Joy Division! Fucking hallelujah!
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Contemplating Life's Uncertainty and New Beginnings
Ian Curtis:
When you're looking at life in a strange new room... maybe drowning soon. Is this the start of it all?
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Medication and Its Side Effects
Ian Curtis:
It says here... usually prescribed for schizophrenia. Side effects include drowsiness, apathy, agitation, and blurred vision :(pause)... I'm taking two.
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Desire for Artistic Immortality
Ian Curtis:
I wish I were a Warhol silkscreen, hanging on the wall.
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Reflections on Existence and Time
Ian Curtis:
Existence, well, what does it matter? I exist in the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future. The present is well out of hand.
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