Aitch has said that he was “fuming” after he learned that a mural of Ian Curtis in Manchester had been painted over with an advert for his debut album, ‘Close To Home’, which came out last week.The rapper said that the first he heard about it was on Twitter, telling the BBC: “There was an outrage burst of like, ‘what’s Aitch doing putting his album over Ian’s mural?’, and then I was like, ‘oh god, what’s this?’ I don’t pick and choose where I put my billboards or album promo.
I just wake up and drive past it, or see it on the internet, just like everyone else”.“I was fuming for Ian, and his people and what that mural stands for, and then I was fuming for myself, because I was having such a good week”, he went on. “I was like, ‘the album is coming out in a couple of days, I can’t wait, everything’s going so well’, and then next minute, I was the most hated person in Manchester for about 40 minutes”.“But it was out of my control”, he insisted again, “and there was nothing I could do, apart from put a stop to it and get it fixed, and obviously that’s exactly what I’ve done, so I think everyone is my friend again now”.Aitch’s speedy response and promise to get the original mural repainted “pronto” quelled the anger directed at him, but it did not cause it to dissipate entirely.
Instead, that anger was redirected to Amazon Music, which had actually commissioned the advert. However, the streaming platform also pleaded ignorance.In a statement, it said: “As part of our efforts to promote Aitch’s album, we asked our ad agency to create a mural in his hometown of Manchester.
Unbeknownst to us, the wall the agency chose for the new artwork already had a mural on it – one honouring the late great Ian Curtis.
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