How Robert Smith of the Cure Became Rock’s Most Dogged Activist
With his band’s first new album in 16 years out Friday, post-punk’s dark prince discusses enduring on his own terms and ...
Robert Smith Is a Big Ol’ Book Nerd
If you couldn’t tell by everything about him, Robert Smith is a bookworm — the kind of guy who used the pandemic as an excuse ...
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Robert Smith Celebrates The Cure’s First #1 Album In 32 Years
Cure mastermind Robert Smith celebrated that achievement in a new email newsletter from the band. “It is enormously uplifting ...
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The Cure’s Robert Smith Says Writing About Brother’s Death on ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’ Helped Him ‘Enormously’
By Gil Kaufman Robert’s Smith’s songwriting in The Cure has long focused squarely on melancholy and dark themes. But on the band’s long-awaited upcoming album, Songs of a Lost World (Nov. 1 ...
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The Cure’s Robert Smith Plans to Retire in Five Years ‘If I Make It That Far’
While fans of The Cure eagerly await the band’s first new album in 16 years, frontman Robert Smith has revealed he only plans to remain active for another five years. During an interview with ...
The Cure Creates an Unrelentingly Sad and Singular Universe on ‘Songs for a Lost World’: Album Review
Sixteen years after the last Cure album, Robert Smith has created an unrelentingly serious and sad work unlike anything his ...
Brit Beat: Inside the Cure’s Big Halloween Comeback: Concert, BBC Takeover and ‘Lost World’ Album
In Brit Beat, we go inside the Cure's campaign around 'Lost World,' Kylie Minogue's hit 'Tension II' album and the Elvis ...
The Cure singer and emo icon Robert Smith says he struggles to write songs about death now that he's older
Robert Smith's macabre sensibilities helped launch the Cure to massive success — but nowadays the musician is finding it ...
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The Cure’s Robert Smith Explains Why Ticketmaster’s Dynamic Pricing Is A “Scam”
The Cure’s first new album since 2008, Songs Of A Lost World, arrives Nov. 1, and they have one gig scheduled in London that day. Hopefully, if and when they announce a full tour, we’ll see ...
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The Cure's Robert Smith Says Writing About Brother's Death on ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye' Helped Him ‘Enormously'
Robert's Smith's songwriting in The Cure has long focused squarely on melancholy and dark themes. But on the band's long-awaited upcoming album, Songs of a Lost World (Nov. 1), he takes on a bit ...
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The Cure singer and emo icon Robert Smith says he struggles to write songs about death now that he's older
"I can write words but I don't really feel like singing them." Robert Smith's macabre sensibilities helped launch the Cure to massive success — but nowadays the musician is finding it harder to ...