Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Singer-songwriter and guitarist for the goth and new wave British band The Cure who sang "Friday I'm in Love," "Just Like Heaven," and "Lovecats."
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth21 April 1959
CityBlackpool, England
eye past looks
True repentance has a double aspect. It looks upon things past with a weeping eye, and upon the future with a watchful eye.
thinking way
I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore
marine marine-corps relation
I entirely approve the measures proposed by you in relation to the Marines who are lately captives in Tripoli. Therefore execute them.
umpires two never-trust
Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire.
letting-go crazy perfect-days
It's a perfect day for letting go.
house listening generations
When punk came along, I found my generation's music. I grew up listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, 'cause that was what got played in the house. But when I first saw the Stranglers, I thought, 'This is it.'
down-and becoming stage
There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If I did, I'd sit down and doze off.
trying arms limits
But everyone I know reaches a point where they throw out their arms and go beserk for a while; otherwise you never know what your limits are. I was just trying to find mine.
numbers people want
I just don't feel comfortable anymore with the kind of attention that I'm getting. It's purely the numbers of people that want a bit of the Cure or want a bit of me.
nice house different
I'd like to record somewhere really different. Rent a really big house and get a mobile in and set up in the dining room. Maybe New England; it'd be nice in September or October.
way adults photograph
I became an adult in an extreme way. I was recently sorting some old photographs and I found another.
thinking people looks
I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.
queens hated honestly
I never liked Queen. I can honestly say I hated Queen and everything that they did.
world strange left-behind
I'm in the strange position of the world drifting away from me, but you know what? I'm actually quite content with that. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. I don't feel like, 'Oh God, I'm being left behind.'