Home › Authors › Robert Smith
Robert Smith Quotes
born 1959 England
Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959) is a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He has been the lead singer and driving force behind British post-punk band The Cure since its founding in 1976.
England Guitarists Music producers Singer-songwriters Also known as: Robert Smith
Random Robert Smith quote
20 quotes
Different views of the same truths are seldom disagreeable to men of taste, and are equally useful to beginners with the writings of different authors upon the same subject.
I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else.
I wake up and look at myself and think, 'yuck!'. (MTV)
I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore. (L'Express newspaper 2000)
If the world could outlaw religion for one year you'd be surprised how much better the world would be. (Music Planet 2Nite, 2001)
I think the rock'n'roll myth of living on the edge is a pile of crap. (Spin magazine 1987)
I wouldn't want to think people doted on us, hung on every word, or wanted to look like us. (Trouser Press 1980)
There have been very few virtuosos in the history of the group, but there have been a lot of really nice people. The Cure backstage is a notoriously fun-filled zone. (JAM TV)
There is a reason for me always shoe-gazing. I simply can't look into the eyes of several thousand people. (Toronto Sun newspaper)
The Cure, is the kind of band that wanders in and out of the mainstream's gaze. (The Boston Globe newspaper 1997)
Jimi Hendrix changed my life. Each generation influences the following one and as a consequence brings it back to the past. (L'Express newspaper 2000)
If I were offered the title [a knighthood] I would tell them to stick it up in their arses" (The FIB 2002)
They may not like us, but they can't get away from knowing who we are. (Spin magazine 1988)
Most of the time I'm a professional idiot. I really don't care about what other people think, which can be a bad thing. (The Hit magazine 1985)
Originally I was going to take perverse satisfaction in making a depressing album. (Spin magazine 1989)
I try to laugh about it
Lol Tolhurst and Michael Dempsey, Boys Don't Cry (1979)
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. [A soccer reference] (Alternative Press)
If Morrissey says not to eat meat, then I’m going to eat meat; that’s how much I hate Morrissey. (Q, May 1989)
I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it. (Rolling Stone magazine 1997)
Refusing to grow up is like refusing to accept your limitations. That's why I don't think we'll ever grow up. (Melody Maker magazine 1992)
Topics Robert Smith is quoted on
Works