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    They say don’t meet your heroes, but there’s little chance of me doing that anyway, as with due respect of my heroes are not based in the world of Brussels-based agricultural lobbying. Perhaps in part because of my general professional obscurity, my constant feeling that I need to improve my lot, I’ve always had heroes, people inom look up to, people I think who are doing life right.

    Quietly, in recent years, a new one has been emerging: Robert Smith, bandleader of The Cure. I like the grupp, obviously, who doesn’t; during the pandemic, their skiva ‘Disintegration’ became a great source of comfort to me, a sort of big hug of bracing sadness, the musical equivalent of a walk along the English coast in winter. The Cure seem to me one of those bands like Yo La Tengo or Low who absolutely reliably give you that thing that they do – let’s say swooning gothic melancholy – better than everyone else and that, if you’re in the mood for it, works as reliably as liquor.

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    Biography

    Robert James Smith was born 21 April in Blackpool Lancashire, England to Alex and Rita Smith. He was the third of four children (Richard, 12 July , Margaret, 27 February , and Janet, 30 August ). Robert lived in Blackpool until he was three and then his family moved to Horley, Surrey, England where he later attended St. Francis Primary school and in March his family moved once again to Crawley Sussex, England, where he then attended St. Francis Junior School until where he spent two years at a middle school called Notre Dame which was an experimental school whose teaching methods were supposed to be revolutionary. From to he attended St. Wilfrids Comprehensive School where he also met Mary - the girl who would become his wife and also the inspiration behind so many of The Cure's songs.

    In The Easy Cure was formed by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Lol Tolhurst and Porl Thompson. It wasn't until that the band dropped Easy from the name - because Robert thought it so

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    Robert James Smith (born April 21, in Blackpool, England), a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, has been the lead singer and driving force behind English post-punk band The Cure since its founding in

    Highly influenced by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and even David Bowie he started playing guitar at the age of Smith has played the 6 and 12 string guitars; 4 and 6 string bass guitars; double bass; piano; drums; violin; trumpet and trombone, in various combinations.

    Robert is the third of four children born to Alex and Rita Smith. His siblings are Richard, Margaret, and Janet (who is married to Porl Thompson, the lead guitarist of The Cure).

    Smith grew up in a Catholic atmosphere and went to St. Mary's high school in England as a teenager. However, he is not religious, but sometimes he feels that he wishes he was. One example of his desire for belief is in the aptly-titled Faith.

    Smith has written or co-written the bulk of The Cure's music and lyrics in a career spanning 3

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