“People who like that song aren’t actually fans of The Cure”: How Robert Smith created one of The Cure’s greatest hits

“A very naïve, happy type of pop song,” said The Cure’s dependably sarcastic guitarist and vocalist Robert Smith of the ...
American Songwriter

The 2003 Song Robert Smith Co-Wrote With Blink-182 That Was Inspired by The Cure’s Classic “The Love Cats”

"Having Robert Smith on one of our songs and then performing with him and having him know who our band was has been beyond ...
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Robert Smith picks 1 song from every Cure album that matches the mood of 'Songs of a Lost World'

Near the end of the 100-minute video interview with Robert Smith that was posted to The Cure‘s Songs of a Lost World website over the weekend, the BBC radio DJ (and former Menswear drummer) Matt ...
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The Cure’s Robert Smith Teases Another New Album, Targeting Summer 2025 Release

The post The Cure’s Robert Smith Teases Another New Album, Targeting Summer 2025 Release appeared first on Consequence. The Cure returned in 2024 with Songs of a Lost World, which marked their first ...
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Robert Smith talks The Cure's 'Songs of a Lost World': "If I have one regret, it's that I said anything about it at all in 2019"

The Cure officially announced Songs of a Lost World, their first album in 16 years, on Thursday, and with it shared the album’s first single and opening song, “Alone.” As anyone who saw The Cure ...
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Hear The Cure’s new single ‘Alone.’ Robert Smith on song that ‘unlocked the record.’

The Cure fans converged on BBC Radio 6 Thursday for a monumental event: The band’s lead song for its first new album since 2008. Hobbs shared a statement from The Cure frontman Robert Smith on the ...
Uproxx

Robert Smith Confessed Which One Of The Cure’s Albums Is His ‘Least Favorite,’ And The Answer Might Shock You

For the first time in 16 years, The Cure is set to release a new studio album. So far, the band has treated fans to several tastes from their highly anticipated body of work, Songs Of A New World, ...
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Robert Smith finds it 'much harder' to write songs he wants to sing

Robert Smith finds it "much harder" to write songs he "wants to sing" these days. The 65-year-old singer's band The Cure have just released 'Songs of a Lost World', their first album in 18 years and ...
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Robert Smith promises 'companion piece' to The Cure album Songs of a Lost World

Robert Smith has revealed that The Cure have a "companion piece" to 'Songs of a Lost World' in the pipeline. The 'Boys Don't Cry' band released their first new record for 16 years last month and the ...
The New York Times

How Robert Smith of the Cure Became Rock’s Most Dogged Activist

With his band’s first new album in 16 years out, post-punk’s dark prince discusses enduring on his own terms and clashing with the most powerful company in live music. Over more than two hours of ...
American Songwriter

How Robert Smith’s Wife Mary Helped Finish the Cure’s ‘Songs of a Lost World’

“I was finishing the doom and gloom ones… and [Mary Poole Smith] said no, no, no your best albums are the ones that just have a couple of more upbeat tracks,” said Smith in the interview with Huw ...
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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 write ...