Cure’s Robert Smith on Concert Ticket Industry
The Cure's Robert Smith Says Writing About Brother's Death on ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye' Helped Him ‘Enormously'
In a nearly two-hour interview with British journalist Matt Everitt - which can be unlocked by flipping to the album's release date in Roman numerals here - Smith explains the origins of "I Can Never Say Goodbye.
The Cure’s Robert Smith on Concert Ticket Industry: “It’s Just Driven By Greed”
The Cure notably opted out of Ticketmaster's "platinum" and "dynamically priced" on-sale ticketing options for their "Shows of a Lost World Tour." The Cure’s Robert Smith on Concert Ticket Industry: “
Robert Smith’s cure for The Cure is to retire at 70
Smith is going to retire in five years. The band turns 50 in 2028; in 2029, Smith turns 70, “and that’s it, that really is it. If I make it that far, that’s it.” Smith, who does some irreparable brand damage by coming off so lovely in the interview (not to mention publicly announcing that he doesn’t read by candlelight),
Robert Smith names year he says is ‘it’ for The Cure
Robert Smith names year he says is ‘it’ for The Cure - Musician admitted he almost called time on the band in 2018, following their rapturously received headline performance at Hyde Park
The Cure’s Robert Smith Calls Ticketmaster’s Dynamic Pricing Model a ‘Scam’ and ‘Driven by Greed’
You can watch the full interview with Smith at The Cure’s website. The Cure are releasing their first album in 16 years, Songs Of A Lost World, on Nov. 1 and the LP will be accompanied by a string of shows in London on release week. The band have shared two songs from the record so far, brooding opener “Alone” and “A Fragile Thing.”
The Cure’s Robert Smith Explains Why Ticketmaster’s Dynamic Pricing Is A “Scam”
As the singer for the Cure, Robert Smith could reap some great financial benefits from Ticketmaster’s insane price gouging. But for the past couple of years now, he’s been parroting all of our complaints about the company,
The Cure's Robert Smith on dynamic pricing: "[it's] easy to set ticket prices, but you need to be pig-headed"
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Robert Smith discussed The Cure's forthcoming album, Songs Of A Lost World, and how the music landscape has changed.
The Cure's Robert Smith Says Ticketmaster's Dynamic Pricing Is a "Scam": "It's Just Driven by Greed"
"Most artists hide behind management. 'Oh, we didn’t know,' they say. They all know. If they say they do not, they're either fucking stupid or lying."
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Robert Smith Plans to Retire in 5 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 ...
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The Cure's Robert Smith gives rare video interview, confirms a second new album & much more
The Cure's first album in 16 years is out in two weeks and Robert Smith opens up about it and what's next in a new one-hour, 40-minute video interview on the band's website.
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The rise and resilience of Robert Smith, the governor of British boxing
Though certain promoters, heads of broadcasters and, on occasion, boxers might be deemed as being more influential than ...
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Robert Smith reveals the dark themes at the heart of The Cure's new record
The Cure will release Songs of a Lost World, their first new album in 16 years, on November 1 via Fiction/Polydor. And in a ...
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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 ...