Talking of Ian Curtis, The Sun reports that Mark Owen has upset fans at a recent gig by making a graphic reference to the late singer's death by hanging. According to the tabloid, Owen sang classic Joy Division track 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', and at the end pulled his tie up and put his head on one side with his tongue hanging out.
A fan told The Sun "People were shocked. It seemed sick." Another fan said: "It was heinous. He was even dressed like Ian Curtis with his tight shirt. He did the hanging about five or ten seconds after finishing the song and said 'I've been wanting to do that for ages'."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Owen apparently says: "He would never mean to cause offence. He's a very well liked guy." But said spokesman didn't deny the incident. Which all seems very strange because, he's right when he says that Mark Owen is such a nice guy. What was he thinking?