The rapper Aitch has vowed to make things right after an iconic mural of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis was painted over to promote his new album.
The artwork of the late singer, located in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, was replaced with an advert for Aitch’s debut album ‘Close To Home’, set to be released on 19 August.
But the Manchester-born rapper, 22, has since came out and said he knew nothing about it and that he would never “disrespect a local hero like Ian”.
Ian Curtis, the frontman for the legendary Manchester band Joy Division, took his own life in May 1980 and is a music icon in his home city.
The mural paid tribute to Ian’s life and music career since 2020, when it was painted by the street artist Akse P19 for the mental health festival Headstock.