always found uplifting, but later self titled alb has 1 of the bleakest songs i ever heard. younger depressing & older dep seem different. 'it was a year ago today' song is dangerous
they have a couple depressing sounding albums (like faith and pornography, and disintegration to an extent) and then have albums like kiss me kiss me kiss me, Wish, and their self title which are really up beat with. And I love it all, they have a song for every day of the week (even Friday)
WHAT THEY ARE IS THE CURE THE BEST BAND ON THE ENTIRE PLANET THAT IS IT NOTHING MORE THE ONLY LABLE THEY ASK TO BE GIVEN IS THEIR BAND NAME THATS IT SO STOP THEIR IS A SIDE OF THE CURE A MUSIC FROM THE CURE FOR EVERYONE I BELIEVE SO PEOPLE SHOULD PAY LESS ATTENTION TO LABLES AND MORE TO THEIR MUSIC AND THEY SHALL SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE NOT THEY ARE A QUITE VARIED BAND SEEMINGLY IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE THERE ARE DIFFERENT SIDES A LIGHT AND A DARK TO ALL !
BTW ..... thank you for the great picture collection u put together was great to see and what a great smile he had sure makes me smile :) the cure rocks......
Whatever his label he is amazingly talented love him and the band .I think he was a happy person in general but had demons inside of him to fight like we all do with our life experiences and his songs often reflected from those deep feelings of life , so emotional deep thinking or for fun tunes . He is overall very creative with his videos tunes and words. The guitar and even down to his looks which i loved ..He impacted various kinds of people from all walks of life goth included :)
Troppo forti tutti Robert,Simon,Porl,Boris,Lol,Roger io ci ho perso la mia gioventu' dietro a questi qui, la mia vita tra i 16 e i 22 anni e' stata vissuta sotto l'ala protettrice dei Cure.Dopo li ho un po' persi perche' mi dispiaceva che se ne erano andati via i mitici Porl e Boris, infatti non ho mai piu' ascoltato i loro lavori dopo il '93, me li voglio ricordare come in queste immagini bellissime.
Pfft... The Cure were best when they were "doom and gloom". They played with real passion, and their songs had so much meaning. The only reason why Robert changed his image, was because he didn't want to be labeled as something else. But in reality, the darkness, and hopelessness was who he was.
I love this little tribute here!! I believe The Cure is a mixture of all moods! That is what is so wonderful about this band!! There really is a song for every mood that you are in!! The Cure are pure perfectiion and brilliance!! Goth? No, pure magic for the soul? Yes!! The Cure forever and always!! :) ♥
This song (why can't I be you) is an upbeat and happy sounding song but it's just the style of music. The lyrics still make it sound like a dark song to me. I noticed that about the Smiths too. Everyone (press at the time) said they and Morrissey were so depressing but in fact most of the music is very happy music - and the lyrics more 'dark psychological poetry' than depressing. A brilliant balance for me is one of the best songs made by anybody, anywhere, ever: The Cure - Just Like Heaven.
Ps. Not saying i have anything against Twilight fans or emo kids lol just wanted to put that out there I mean no offense ^^ both are just not my thing.
yeah goth stereotypes are funny cause not all think gloom and doom but If you look at how the word is thrown around you get emo kids and twilight fans now so i guess i would hate being called goth now LMAO which just isnt cool...there is nothing like oldschool goth lol, but I don't consider Robert Smith or The Cure Goth at all more like Jazzy altern synth but its true what pocasha said in earlier comments they did have a huge impact on the goth scene but the goth scene.
He definitely is in the Goth genre like songs like "Funeral Party" and his look, he just doesn't like labels because he likes the freedom to be creative and experiment musically. Goth bands Bauhaus and Sister of Mercy, etc. don't really like the Goth label either or any label because they also like the freedom to be creative and experiment musically as well.
Yes, the idiot. Not that he's the only singer to do so, of course. I believe I read that he'd quit in 94, but then there was a mention of him w/ a ciggie in 2002 (argh!), so I can only hope he's off the voice-killer coffin sticks for good by now.
Goths were the group of people who used to hang around and listen to a band called Sex Gang Children. The lead singer Andi was nicknamed Count Visigoth because Ian Astbury and Daniel Ash visited him a few times at his house and one time he was dressed as a geisha in a large room filled with televisions in the dark, watching all of them. They thought it a bit strange and so they nicknamed him and all his fans "Goths". Which they actually took a shine to, and didn't care that it was an insult.
lol, i'm impressed with your knowledge of goth etemology but that isn't what i meant! I mean like, i dont get why people decided to apply the goth label to the cure!
probably to do with all the early songs about
gloom....
even so, argh!! the cure are just not goth! not at all!
The Cure, have released many songs and one album that could be considered, "goth", but as a whole i'd say that they are completely genreless, simply because they have gone through multiple line-up changes and robert's mood fluxuates so much. I am a huge fan of there earlier work, but if your going to review them you'll realise that you can't pinpoint them to one genre, though i am a fan of there darker works eg. Pornography and Faith albums. /rant
Yeah, they were a Post-Punk band early on and if you see their really early videos like "A Forest" they didn't have the whole "goth" look yet. The whole "goth" idea must have been from their three albums "Seventeen Seconds", "Faith" and of course "Pornography"
totally depends on which album, because pornography, nomatter how much he would dislike the label, is almost the epitomy of gothic rock, and there are a couple of albums which are usually named artrock/artpop. the cure has had so many releases you can't classify the entire band as playing one genre.
now wot u mean cos if u wear blck dont truly help with the image cos its a case pof being ur self.
even if robet is/not goth the band had a huge impact on the goth subculter
listen to "CLAN OF XYMOX" as an example
as for hating the label think he has got the wrong person as it was not robert but the lead singer of "sisers of mercy" who even sed him self about being called the demon overlord if he wore black socks
Who cares about The Cure being Goth or not, just because most if not all Goth's love The Cure doesnt make them Gothic...
Also, Robert Smith doesnt hate the Goth label, and he could be a Goth himself for his taste of style and the color black, i honestly wouldnt care...
People just dont seem to understand that being for example a "Goth" while being in a band doesnt make the band a "Goth" band (and the other way around).
If you love it, then fine, but dont label bands or persons...
the cure was post-punk from the very beginning, never gothic,the fact that gothics listen to it doesn't makes them goth, goth is more like the alien sex fiend or lacrimosa
ah man the pictures of Robert Smith with short hair are so narly, I can imagine what like, a buzzcut would look like on him when I look at the beginning of the hair, but to actually see it is awesome.
Don't bite the hands that fed/feed you BOB. Or what, you think mainstream media was/is responsible for making your group from a british phenomenon to an international entity? No, it was the goth community primarily who accepted your music and bought all your records. How can you hate the "goth" label if you were one of the ones who practically created it? Just cause you don't want to be "boxed" into a certain category doesn't mean you need to bash it. Be appreciative and thankful. REMEMBER....
(ff nederland , pech voor de anderen) The cure is Alternatieve muziek Rock Puck (beetje Gothic met sommige liedjes) WHATEVER. Hoe kan je er in godsnaam bijkomen dat ze The Gothic Label HATEN? Jonge ga verstand leren Hij heeft Coole Afro houd van zwart en dan kom jij aan dat tie dat haat IN JE DROMEN VRIEND. The real Cure fans know that he don't hate that. >:'l
Yeah, Martin did for a while, even Dave Gahan in early 81 did too, check out the crocs interview, but what about Siouxsie and The Banshees? forgot them... and Gary Numan and Japan
Case in point, Robert Smith does look gothy new-wave, but if you ever see interviews, he never wears makeup, and listen to Depeche Mode, and then tell me, how come they are never labelled gothic, though if you want to see Dave Gahan in a similar look to Robert, look up (new life rare)
no one has the right to call the cure "gothic" seriously, have u heard the song lovecats and caterpillar yeah sure maybe they have a few dark songs, but im sure that they were going through depressing times.
listen ass, im not saying that theres anything wrong with the gothic label, i'm saying that the cure isn't gothic. because there are a lot of songs that don't really fit the gothic label. so shutup and u don't need to be so rude.
exactly. you can't just shove the cure into a category like gothic when their sound has been all over the place throughout the years, from darkwave to pop to jazz.
and yes they are a wonderful band that has been all over the musical map touching on a million different genres, but that doesn't mean they do not have any gothic tendencies. A lot of their songs are of a gothic nature, very artsy, deep thought, etc. And Robert Smith himself, his style is very gothic, for example the big hair, the dark eye make-up, bright red lips.
I like how Robert wont except "the Goth label" when the image of The Cure is clearly inspired in the imaginations of people that think of goth ie heavy eye make up,black clothing,wild hair and such...Hell Peter Murphy embraces it I wish more pepole like Robert would too.
i dont think he hates the goth label itself, he hates it that people still insist on pinning that onto the cure when they are so much more than that. by saying they are simply Goth is limiting all that they have done musically
I get that,The Cure have just as many 'happy songs' as sad songs but I got into Goth music because of the Cure and I have always put them in the Goth realm with DeadcanDance,Bauhaus,Sisters of Mercy,Nick Cave,Joy Division,The Smiths even though these bands play a wealth of material that might not be dark or gloomy they still have that stigma.
I agree here. The Cure are an amazing band in all respects and shouldn't just be limited to being called goth, but at the same time, they serve as a gateway to a lot of goth bands for many, many people.
People who call The Cure goth have obviously never seen Robert dance. It's the cutest, the way he flails his arms around, poses coquettishly and sort of writhes about like a kid. But I bet people would just cover they're eyes, point at him and go "NO! GOTH!", cause they're so darn stubborn, all of them...
You cannot state that such actions are not Goth much as you cannot say they are Goth. There are quite a few misconceptions about Goth. Read Voltaire's What Is Goth? book for more information about the subculture. The Cure isn't Goth, and they never have been. However, they impacted an entire generation of people. Robert Smith dressed a part, much like Siouxsie Sioux, Peter Murphy, or Rozz Williams. This is where the concept of their "Goth-hood" has come from. Simple misunderstandings.
and by the way the real deal innovators were JOY DIVISION, siuouxsie sue and mr smith were still writing hate songs about arabs when JOY DIVISION had already achieved something more profound
I'm sure Joy Division's sound was innovative and inspired bands like The Cure. The Cure was probably one of the bands that brought that new sound to full bloom. They span many genres though, so their sound is varied. Anyway, I don't see how what you're saying is a put-down. Artists are always inspired by each other, and The Cure, who are still alive and kicking, have certainly achieved many, many great things that are inspiring people to this day. Ain't that profound?
Just for the record, "Killing an arab" is not a hate song. Have you read the lyrics? The title is taken from a passage in the book The Stranger by Albert Camus, where the main character thinks about the emptiness of life after killing a man, who I believe happens to be an arab, on a beach. It's about existentialism.
He's blue-eyed!!!
lilyoaks 5 days ago
I don't think The Cure should have a label actually, because their music has parts of almost every genre in the book.
clearbear111 1 month ago
always found uplifting, but later self titled alb has 1 of the bleakest songs i ever heard. younger depressing & older dep seem different. 'it was a year ago today' song is dangerous
calabiyou 2 months ago
they have a couple depressing sounding albums (like faith and pornography, and disintegration to an extent) and then have albums like kiss me kiss me kiss me, Wish, and their self title which are really up beat with. And I love it all, they have a song for every day of the week (even Friday)
beatles61 2 months ago
WHAT THEY ARE IS THE CURE THE BEST BAND ON THE ENTIRE PLANET THAT IS IT NOTHING MORE THE ONLY LABLE THEY ASK TO BE GIVEN IS THEIR BAND NAME THATS IT SO STOP THEIR IS A SIDE OF THE CURE A MUSIC FROM THE CURE FOR EVERYONE I BELIEVE SO PEOPLE SHOULD PAY LESS ATTENTION TO LABLES AND MORE TO THEIR MUSIC AND THEY SHALL SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE NOT THEY ARE A QUITE VARIED BAND SEEMINGLY IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE THERE ARE DIFFERENT SIDES A LIGHT AND A DARK TO ALL !
averixo20011 3 months ago
simply irresistible!! I loved the part where robert is sitting next to santa XD
SofiiaLetooSmiith 4 months ago 2
BTW ..... thank you for the great picture collection u put together was great to see and what a great smile he had sure makes me smile :) the cure rocks......
1artyfarty 7 months ago
Whatever his label he is amazingly talented love him and the band .I think he was a happy person in general but had demons inside of him to fight like we all do with our life experiences and his songs often reflected from those deep feelings of life , so emotional deep thinking or for fun tunes . He is overall very creative with his videos tunes and words. The guitar and even down to his looks which i loved ..He impacted various kinds of people from all walks of life goth included :)
1artyfarty 7 months ago 2
Troppo forti tutti Robert,Simon,Porl,Boris,Lol,Roger io ci ho perso la mia gioventu' dietro a questi qui, la mia vita tra i 16 e i 22 anni e' stata vissuta sotto l'ala protettrice dei Cure.Dopo li ho un po' persi perche' mi dispiaceva che se ne erano andati via i mitici Porl e Boris, infatti non ho mai piu' ascoltato i loro lavori dopo il '93, me li voglio ricordare come in queste immagini bellissime.
damianofonti 8 months ago
He is very Friendly but very fragile!
younglolo22 9 months ago
Pfft... The Cure were best when they were "doom and gloom". They played with real passion, and their songs had so much meaning. The only reason why Robert changed his image, was because he didn't want to be labeled as something else. But in reality, the darkness, and hopelessness was who he was.
Pevlogz 10 months ago
i love the cure... and im goth. and whoever said goths arent fun? we laugh too you know..
sombernina 11 months ago 3
I love this little tribute here!! I believe The Cure is a mixture of all moods! That is what is so wonderful about this band!! There really is a song for every mood that you are in!! The Cure are pure perfectiion and brilliance!! Goth? No, pure magic for the soul? Yes!! The Cure forever and always!! :) ♥
ihatecurehaters 1 year ago
goth doesnr mean depressed lol. its the individuality of the person.
ihateteddddyx 1 year ago
I love these pictures! <33
Don't you think he is just so adorable when he smiles??? I know I do :]]
ItsMeFrankieB 1 year ago
OMFGGGGGGGGGG!♥
BOREDGURLzz 1 year ago
not fucking goth there indie
1guitarkid 1 year ago
@1guitarkid Um mate check again, they are post punk.
And they fit in with the goth label, like siouxsie and the banshees and joy division.
jacobcyanide 1 year ago
@1guitarkid they're*
Remember kids, grammar is your friend! Also, indie isn't really a genre. That's just what those darned hipsters want you to think.
ThatOneIdiotWeHate 1 year ago
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BryGatesxx 1 year ago
Why can't i suck you?
ChomoCholo 1 year ago
Haha he wore skinny jeans. Well.... Idk what you would call them back then. Jeans?
RequiemSoup 1 year ago
My buddies and I always looked at it as "new wave"...seemed to stick
clintxoxox 1 year ago
@clintxoxox I personally see it as a blend of punk, post-punk, gothic, pop, new wave, and alternative rock.:)
Jakegothicsnake 1 year ago 2
@Jakegothicsnake tbh mate you've more or less just described the cure in general XD
BloodThirstyGoth69 1 year ago
@BloodThirstyGoth69 Oh, sorry.
Jakegothicsnake 1 year ago
@Jakegothicsnake why apoliize? o.0
BloodThirstyGoth69 1 year ago
@BloodThirstyGoth69 'Cause I thought you guys felt that I made a "stating the obvious" comment.....
Jakegothicsnake 1 year ago
@Jakegothicsnake naah no one did well...i didnt anyway XD i found it funny :P :)
BloodThirstyGoth69 1 year ago
@BloodThirstyGoth69 Thanks. ^_^
Jakegothicsnake 1 year ago
where did u find all these pictures of him??? i love em!
cindy2363 1 year ago
@pocasha His music is -post-punk or darkwave.This goth labeling is a joke.
oramikleepunk 1 year ago 5
@oramikleepunk no, some of their albums are goth, not all. and darkwave is electronic. Like diary of dreams.
bum1143 1 year ago
@bum1143 We never called that Goth label in the UK in the 80's Bum1143.It was called darkwave, post punk,or the batcave bands.
oramikleepunk 1 year ago
You're irresistible!!!
katya1967 1 year ago
This song (why can't I be you) is an upbeat and happy sounding song but it's just the style of music. The lyrics still make it sound like a dark song to me. I noticed that about the Smiths too. Everyone (press at the time) said they and Morrissey were so depressing but in fact most of the music is very happy music - and the lyrics more 'dark psychological poetry' than depressing. A brilliant balance for me is one of the best songs made by anybody, anywhere, ever: The Cure - Just Like Heaven.
McPrfctday 1 year ago
Ps. Not saying i have anything against Twilight fans or emo kids lol just wanted to put that out there I mean no offense ^^ both are just not my thing.
chickfromanother 1 year ago
yeah goth stereotypes are funny cause not all think gloom and doom but If you look at how the word is thrown around you get emo kids and twilight fans now so i guess i would hate being called goth now LMAO which just isnt cool...there is nothing like oldschool goth lol, but I don't consider Robert Smith or The Cure Goth at all more like Jazzy altern synth but its true what pocasha said in earlier comments they did have a huge impact on the goth scene but the goth scene.
chickfromanother 1 year ago 2
but i like the video anyway, thanks! ;3
pinkthunderwonder 1 year ago
i thought this was gonna be an interview of him saying what he thinks about the goth label. disapointed, i already knew he was happy people! xD
pinkthunderwonder 1 year ago
heyy im caitlin im 12 and i just want to let u no robert is def not goth hes also a bright happy person always jumping around lol :P
caitdemo 1 year ago
@caitdemo why you gotta tell us your name n how old you are...o.O
pinkthunderwonder 1 year ago
in the forest video robert looks like ben afleck he he
Florcitax 1 year ago
Cure is cure genre is meaning less these days It was a way of trying to sort music!
arrisfilms 1 year ago
i dont think robert is goth they labeld him goth when he was going threw a bad time and his music when with his mood
but they are a very happy band and allways have been they just look different
thecure4ever!!
thecurearethebest 1 year ago
GOths is only pornography!!
faith and 17 seconds are post-punk
Yurko1993 1 year ago
This is nice. A lot of people are under the illusion that the Cure are always miserable. This proves that they are not at all. I really like them!
83Brokenwings 1 year ago 2
i love u robert i hope people understand hes not goth hes a happy person how can u not love him
caitdemo 2 years ago
goth in general are not all gloom and doom.... stereotypes are funny....
7snotface 2 years ago 49
@7snotface
Goths are funny too.
shadowkunt 1 year ago 3
@7snotface agreed.
thecoolestfreak 1 year ago
@7snotface Well the music is, but that doesn't mean goths are
LOLDDGG 8 months ago
@caitdemo
Are you implying that goths are not happy people? I'm not being an asshole, I'm just wondering.
Braleven 1 year ago
1:33, dunno why but reminds me of chris crocker... but i love robert so much
ZoeMacVids 2 years ago
i love you mate
these pictures are fuckin cool
love each & every member
it's not just Simon & Robert
butdamn i'd love to get my hands on their outfits!
simionTheOne 2 years ago 2
I want his jacket on 0:54 :D
ACureIsLove 2 years ago
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ACureIsLove 2 years ago
he's just himself. Just Robbie
ACureIsLove 2 years ago 2
He's not goth at all..he just like the the makeup...
amozartii 2 years ago
He definitely is in the Goth genre like songs like "Funeral Party" and his look, he just doesn't like labels because he likes the freedom to be creative and experiment musically. Goth bands Bauhaus and Sister of Mercy, etc. don't really like the Goth label either or any label because they also like the freedom to be creative and experiment musically as well.
therudeboy77 1 year ago 2
I agree, his band does fall under the Goth genre. Goths aren't mopey all the time, they just express themselves through depressing music.
Braleven 1 year ago
a Wayne Hussey`s copy
ABTE67 2 years ago
AT 0:10 ROBERT IS SOOOOO BEUTIFUL...
jeanne660 2 years ago 3
what song was playing before WMG started bitching?
LokiTetch 2 years ago
If you meant the song at the beggining, it's ''Why Can't I Be You''
ArielleCannibal 2 years ago
I personally never saw The Cure as a "doom & gloom" band primarily. There's always been a very playful side to them. =)
TheAtheistSwede 2 years ago 3
This has got to be the BEST collection of Robert Smith photos that I can find. Well done :)
Jen3910 2 years ago 3
Simply GORGEOUS!!!! :)
chinico68 2 years ago 2
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robertsmithisapussy 2 years ago
LOL, stupid comment
SinisterAppleJuice 2 years ago
were did you get these pics my cousin would so love these please tell
AstrayxHeartz 2 years ago
does robert smoke???
lovethecure1959 2 years ago
I think he did at one time
curelysmiths 2 years ago
Yes, the idiot. Not that he's the only singer to do so, of course. I believe I read that he'd quit in 94, but then there was a mention of him w/ a ciggie in 2002 (argh!), so I can only hope he's off the voice-killer coffin sticks for good by now.
mrgreynomore 2 years ago
no more audio :-(
Hewson60 2 years ago 6
lol 1:10 santa! where did you get these pis?
eminy07 2 years ago
I never realy saw there music as doom and gloom iI always found it uplifting.
anguish4u 2 years ago 43
1:11 hahahahahaha
LeonJordison 2 years ago
I Love ROBERT!!!!!!!:)))
klara651983 3 years ago 4
i don't even understand where the goth label came from! these people clearly never listened to the cure.
llaauurreenn1827 3 years ago
Goths were the group of people who used to hang around and listen to a band called Sex Gang Children. The lead singer Andi was nicknamed Count Visigoth because Ian Astbury and Daniel Ash visited him a few times at his house and one time he was dressed as a geisha in a large room filled with televisions in the dark, watching all of them. They thought it a bit strange and so they nicknamed him and all his fans "Goths". Which they actually took a shine to, and didn't care that it was an insult.
ArthurGoeldner 3 years ago
lol, i'm impressed with your knowledge of goth etemology but that isn't what i meant! I mean like, i dont get why people decided to apply the goth label to the cure!
probably to do with all the early songs about
gloom....
even so, argh!! the cure are just not goth! not at all!
llaauurreenn1827 3 years ago
The Cure, have released many songs and one album that could be considered, "goth", but as a whole i'd say that they are completely genreless, simply because they have gone through multiple line-up changes and robert's mood fluxuates so much. I am a huge fan of there earlier work, but if your going to review them you'll realise that you can't pinpoint them to one genre, though i am a fan of there darker works eg. Pornography and Faith albums. /rant
ArthurGoeldner 3 years ago
Yeah, they were a Post-Punk band early on and if you see their really early videos like "A Forest" they didn't have the whole "goth" look yet. The whole "goth" idea must have been from their three albums "Seventeen Seconds", "Faith" and of course "Pornography"
nesplayer94 3 years ago 3
ya, and it also had to do with how they dressed, especially robert. it really is lame how people still label them goth. i still love 'em anyways :)
TwilightPrincess14 3 years ago
forever the cure until death do as apart:]
xautomaticeyesx 3 years ago 3
i think i just fell in love with Robert! :D
Rendervouswithlove 3 years ago 3
Of course :)
IndigoCrayon 3 years ago
it makes you wonder if Robert wrote this song to himself... :)
necaeosomnes 3 years ago 3
Brilliant and very innovative guitarist.
One of the best for sure. real veteran!
rushkagon 3 years ago
With or without his makeup and wild hairdo, Robert Smith is adorable and always will be!
hoktak 3 years ago 6
haha thanks im not the only one that respects simon too! but you cant help but love robert...
evilorangelava 3 years ago 3
Of course you're not! :)
There're plenty of people that respect him (and he looks great too, heh), Porl, too.
Robert is just so lovable. haha.
IndigoCrayon 3 years ago 3
He was gorgeous, and STILL is. :]
Simon, too. <3
The Cure is just so awesome.
IndigoCrayon 3 years ago 4
0:58 = <3
Lifeoverloveequals0 3 years ago
me too
2mml 3 years ago
We wear he same thing lol.
Messy hair,smeared lipstick,a lil eyeliner,haha.
They're post-punk btw.
JuleyCessna 3 years ago
totally depends on which album, because pornography, nomatter how much he would dislike the label, is almost the epitomy of gothic rock, and there are a couple of albums which are usually named artrock/artpop. the cure has had so many releases you can't classify the entire band as playing one genre.
Thescarydutchman 3 years ago
thats wot my hair looks like!
iPoppedTheWeasel 3 years ago 3
He used to be so hott i still like him he and his band are the best!!! <3
xoxROCKMUSICxox 3 years ago 4
lol rob with santa lol
neilheimer 3 years ago 2
he was FIT
zoespringer 3 years ago
he was sooooo hot when he was first singing.
Monkeytime19 3 years ago
still is
midnitehghway 3 years ago 5
seriously smith has the nicest hair.
menssmak 3 years ago 2
i like it
erives174 3 years ago
now wot u mean cos if u wear blck dont truly help with the image cos its a case pof being ur self.
even if robet is/not goth the band had a huge impact on the goth subculter
listen to "CLAN OF XYMOX" as an example
as for hating the label think he has got the wrong person as it was not robert but the lead singer of "sisers of mercy" who even sed him self about being called the demon overlord if he wore black socks
soulfucker616 3 years ago
The real meaning of the word ´´Goth´´ is not what many people think it is.What goth really means is:a Germanic barbarian tribe.
So now you know what goth means.
RippingFadedSmiles 3 years ago
mwah
Arthounot 3 years ago
Who cares about The Cure being Goth or not, just because most if not all Goth's love The Cure doesnt make them Gothic...
Also, Robert Smith doesnt hate the Goth label, and he could be a Goth himself for his taste of style and the color black, i honestly wouldnt care...
People just dont seem to understand that being for example a "Goth" while being in a band doesnt make the band a "Goth" band (and the other way around).
If you love it, then fine, but dont label bands or persons...
HawK047 3 years ago
i like the picture at 6:04.
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
every one should know that the cure is alternative, not gothic.
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
the cure was post-punk from the very beginning, never gothic,the fact that gothics listen to it doesn't makes them goth, goth is more like the alien sex fiend or lacrimosa
ministube 3 years ago
ah man the pictures of Robert Smith with short hair are so narly, I can imagine what like, a buzzcut would look like on him when I look at the beginning of the hair, but to actually see it is awesome.
asumbudee23 3 years ago
Don't bite the hands that fed/feed you BOB. Or what, you think mainstream media was/is responsible for making your group from a british phenomenon to an international entity? No, it was the goth community primarily who accepted your music and bought all your records. How can you hate the "goth" label if you were one of the ones who practically created it? Just cause you don't want to be "boxed" into a certain category doesn't mean you need to bash it. Be appreciative and thankful. REMEMBER....
modsleix6 3 years ago
yahh... me 2!!..
HereIsTheSexPistolsX 3 years ago
i wish i was a teen in the 80's
xhorrorsx666 3 years ago 3
hahaha they are soo not gothic :D they rock man
BL00dsExandb00zE 3 years ago
Why is this called "Robert hates the 'goth' label?" It's just a series of Cure pics and their music. I don't understand the title of the heading?
valtwin 3 years ago
the 1st pic which appeared on this video...is that robert smith without the makeup? he looks like when he was in his younger days!!!
valhom 3 years ago
it appears he has some make-up on, at least lipstick......the eye make-up isn't very heavy though.
sallysimpson7 3 years ago
what black shoes are those at 5:09???
Kramer025 3 years ago
Cwparts 3 years ago
There "Dark" but not really gothic.
MyStaticAge 3 years ago 4
Yeah, Martin did for a while, even Dave Gahan in early 81 did too, check out the crocs interview, but what about Siouxsie and The Banshees? forgot them... and Gary Numan and Japan
TrainmasterCurt 3 years ago
nah i think he hates it how when people look at the band they instantly think goth and emo. THE CURE ROCKS!!!
kornfan7521 3 years ago
last comment for paulbuss
midnitehghway 3 years ago
Case in point, Robert Smith does look gothy new-wave, but if you ever see interviews, he never wears makeup, and listen to Depeche Mode, and then tell me, how come they are never labelled gothic, though if you want to see Dave Gahan in a similar look to Robert, look up (new life rare)
TrainmasterCurt 3 years ago
I have always thought of DM as kind of Gothic sure I mean Martin Gore even had a 'goth' look for a bit.
paulbuss 3 years ago
I agree...I saw them in concert last week and were incredible.
likes2havefun 3 years ago
is robert smith married?
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
yes, he is.
morrisal 3 years ago
unfortunately...both he and his wife would make a great catch ;P
MissBatkave 3 years ago
oh robert, everything you do is simply kissable..
MissBatkave 3 years ago
my girlfriend is goth and proud of it (and super-cute) ^^
TheJibs 3 years ago
no one has the right to call the cure "gothic" seriously, have u heard the song lovecats and caterpillar yeah sure maybe they have a few dark songs, but im sure that they were going through depressing times.
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
there is nothing wrong with being "gothic" and maybe u should read the lyrics dipshit
MissBatkave 3 years ago
listen ass, im not saying that theres anything wrong with the gothic label, i'm saying that the cure isn't gothic. because there are a lot of songs that don't really fit the gothic label. so shutup and u don't need to be so rude.
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
exactly. you can't just shove the cure into a category like gothic when their sound has been all over the place throughout the years, from darkwave to pop to jazz.
midnitehghway 3 years ago 2
yeah. thanks for agreeing with me.
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
i didn't say they were goth.
and yes they are a wonderful band that has been all over the musical map touching on a million different genres, but that doesn't mean they do not have any gothic tendencies. A lot of their songs are of a gothic nature, very artsy, deep thought, etc. And Robert Smith himself, his style is very gothic, for example the big hair, the dark eye make-up, bright red lips.
MissBatkave 3 years ago
yes i know, that was my point.
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
actually you made it quite clear that no one had the right to consider them "gothic" and i quote:
"no one has the right to call the cure "gothic" seriously..."
MissBatkave 3 years ago
no i didn't! you're so confusing! i said that their MUSIC isn't gothic, i never said anything about their appearence. you don't get it!
mhisk8isapunker 3 years ago
I REPEAT... The Cure.. DOES NOT HAVE a "label"
The Cure is "The Cure"!!!!!
...I wanna be the wife too, yoyoeliza.. lol!
Robert Smith <333
irishg27 3 years ago
I wanna be the wife >;[
i know Lovecatse off by heart BUT I HATE IT
he hates it aswell :D
Yoyoeliza 3 years ago
I like how Robert wont except "the Goth label" when the image of The Cure is clearly inspired in the imaginations of people that think of goth ie heavy eye make up,black clothing,wild hair and such...Hell Peter Murphy embraces it I wish more pepole like Robert would too.
paulbuss 3 years ago
i dont think he hates the goth label itself, he hates it that people still insist on pinning that onto the cure when they are so much more than that. by saying they are simply Goth is limiting all that they have done musically
midnitehghway 3 years ago 3
I get that,The Cure have just as many 'happy songs' as sad songs but I got into Goth music because of the Cure and I have always put them in the Goth realm with DeadcanDance,Bauhaus,Sisters of Mercy,Nick Cave,Joy Division,The Smiths even though these bands play a wealth of material that might not be dark or gloomy they still have that stigma.
paulbuss 3 years ago
I agree here. The Cure are an amazing band in all respects and shouldn't just be limited to being called goth, but at the same time, they serve as a gateway to a lot of goth bands for many, many people.
SSJ2D2 3 years ago
Agreed. Speaking of Peter Murphy, I'm seeing him tomorrow night ^.^
SSJ2D2 3 years ago
LUCKY! I love Peter Murphy...Im still kicking myself over missing Bauhaus in '05.
paulbuss 3 years ago
The cure is supposed to be a cure.They're not
goth cause they a cure.
Neuschaefer 3 years ago 3
Why is the word FAG thrown around so much...BULL SHIT to me as a pround cool GAY MAN leomar 28
kabbalah1976 3 years ago
The wife's name is Mary Poole, they got married on August 13 of 1988...He wrote lovesong as a wedding gift!
lullakure 3 years ago
tHe woman in 4:36 is his wife?
kikio18x 3 years ago
Yes, her name is Mary Poole.
lullakure 3 years ago
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The Cure is EMO!
Believe it or not, I've heard people say that.
Gaz625 3 years ago
it is in the way that is music and well music is a way of expressing emotion and the cure is good at it...
nothing to do with attempted emotional hardcore punk tight shirted people
JODQ11 3 years ago
Well said
SynthKidd666 3 years ago
omg no... Cure haven't anything to do with emo stuff -.-
Aeon1988 3 years ago
Yeah man, ppl used to talk a lot of shit of great bands, probably because they're trying so hard to label one band into one genre
atlatzin 3 years ago
They must be RETARDED , like U! This one u have to believe it.
The Cure is in the same position as Beatles and Rolling Stones. great bands ever.
nikur 3 years ago
Can i get the song name plz? Starting to get into the cure after i heard a few songs and they are amazing
Ontrii 3 years ago 2
the first song is why can't i be you? and the second is hot, hot, hot!! both from the kiss me, kiss me, kiss me album
judithfv 3 years ago 2
thanks man
Ontrii 3 years ago
u must first learn that the cure doesnt has like a sound
it has changed MANY times
so dont expect everything to be like disintrgration or like seventeen secodns be open minded
what remains constant is the beautyful miningful lyrics
JODQ11 3 years ago
First song is 'Why Can't I Be You?', second is 'Hot Hot Hot!!!'
helmetel 3 years ago
his wife looks like maria callas!!(it's a compliment!)
lulanne 3 years ago 2
Fabulous Compilation. How nice of you to add pictures of him and his wife.
lua070681 3 years ago
The only thing i can label him and The Cure as is BRILLIANT.
Bandwhorefreak 3 years ago 2
i dont care what they're are labled as THEY ARE THE FUCKING BEST!!!
lovingXtheXhatred 3 years ago 6
People who call The Cure goth have obviously never seen Robert dance. It's the cutest, the way he flails his arms around, poses coquettishly and sort of writhes about like a kid. But I bet people would just cover they're eyes, point at him and go "NO! GOTH!", cause they're so darn stubborn, all of them...
Check this out:
watch?v=8VyMPIYrgXA
lissheim 3 years ago
You cannot state that such actions are not Goth much as you cannot say they are Goth. There are quite a few misconceptions about Goth. Read Voltaire's What Is Goth? book for more information about the subculture. The Cure isn't Goth, and they never have been. However, they impacted an entire generation of people. Robert Smith dressed a part, much like Siouxsie Sioux, Peter Murphy, or Rozz Williams. This is where the concept of their "Goth-hood" has come from. Simple misunderstandings.
EtherWylde 3 years ago
and by the way the real deal innovators were JOY DIVISION, siuouxsie sue and mr smith were still writing hate songs about arabs when JOY DIVISION had already achieved something more profound
guerrero1106 3 years ago
I'm sure Joy Division's sound was innovative and inspired bands like The Cure. The Cure was probably one of the bands that brought that new sound to full bloom. They span many genres though, so their sound is varied. Anyway, I don't see how what you're saying is a put-down. Artists are always inspired by each other, and The Cure, who are still alive and kicking, have certainly achieved many, many great things that are inspiring people to this day. Ain't that profound?
lissheim 3 years ago
Just for the record, "Killing an arab" is not a hate song. Have you read the lyrics? The title is taken from a passage in the book The Stranger by Albert Camus, where the main character thinks about the emptiness of life after killing a man, who I believe happens to be an arab, on a beach. It's about existentialism.
lissheim 3 years ago 3
For your information 'Killing an Arab' is based on a novel by Albert Camus, and it is not violent nor does it express hate.
Please express your opionion differently :)
Roberts my hero!
Selwyntogether 3 years ago