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
letting-go crazy perfect-days
It's a perfect day for letting go.
worry firsts slipping
I'm not going to worry about the Cure slipping down into the second division; it doesn't bother me because I never expected to be in the first division anyway
home makeup havens
Whenever I'm home, I haven't got any makeup on. But even in the studio, before I do vocals, I put makeup on.
thinking want cures
No, come to think of it, I don't think the Cure will end, but I can make up an ending if you want me to.
thinking way
I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore
hard-times giving looks
A lot of journalists give me a hard time about how I look, but I've never met a journalist I'd rather look like.
crazy ridiculous
See the ridiculous in everything.
people trying feels
If you feel alienated from people around you, it's because no one tries to understand you.
nice book genuine
If I book a hotel it's actually very funny. It's very nice to be a genuine Mr Smith.
thinking actors different
I have never liked Morrissey, and I still don't. I think it's hilarious, actually, what things I've heard about him, what he's really like, and his public persona is so different. He's such an actor.
people needs irritated
In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated.
letting-go remember forget
It's better to forget than remember me and cry.
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.
children thinking parent
I think that if you become a parent, you stop being a child, and your position in relation to your parents changes.