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Robert Smith is a Actor and Executive producer British born on 21 april 1959 at Blackpool (United-kingdom)
Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitarist, lyricist and principal songwriter of the rock band the Cure, and its only constant member since its formation in 1976. NY Rock describes him as "pop culture's unkempt poster child of doom and gloom," and asserts that some of his songs are a "somber introspection over lush, brooding guitars." Smith's guitar-playing and use of flanging, chorusing and phasing effects put him among the forefront of the gothic rock and new wave genres. He also played guitar in the band Siouxsie and the Banshees. Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, known for his unique stage look, such as teased hair, smudged makeup, and his distinctive voice.
Smith is married to Mary Theresa Poole (born 3 October 1958), whom he met in drama class at St Wilfrid's when he was 14. They do not have children, as they decided early in life and in their marriage that they did not want children. Smith adds that he "does not feel responsible enough to bring a child into the world". Smith and Poole have 25 nephews and nieces.
Smith later revealed that early in his musical career, Mary had not always shared his confidence and vision for The Cure's future, which was a significant motivating factor to his ensuring that the band was successful. It has been reported by the Daily Express that Mary used to be a model and worked as a nurse with intellectually disabled children; but, as The Cure became more financially successful during the mid-1980s, Mary gave up her day job so that the couple would not have to spend so much time apart. Smith stated more than once that he was regarded within the couple as Mary's boyfriend, rather than Mary as Smith's girlfriend.
Smith told The Face that he had once left a video camera running in their home "and after a couple of hours you forget that it's on and I was quite horrified at the amount of rubbish we say to each other. It's like listening to mental people ... I feel more natural in the company of people who are mentally unbalanced because you're always more alert, wondering what they're going to do next...". He claimed that Mary "used to dress as a witch to scare little children", that she sometimes dressed up as Robert Smith in his pyjamas, and that he could never take people home "because I never know who is going to answer the door".
While The Cure was recording the Wish album at Shipton Manor, Oxfordshire between 1991 and 1992, among the objects pinned to the wall was "Mary's Manor Mad Chart", listing seventeen members of the Manor's staff and residents (including The Cure and their entourage) "in order of instability". Mary was ranked in second place, after a woman named Louise who worked in the kitchen. "We all voted", said Smith, "and we had an award night. It was very moving".
Family
Smith has said his mother Rita "wasn't supposed to have me", which was the reason for the significant age gap between him and his elder two siblings. "And once they got me, they didn't like the idea of having an only child, so they had my sister. Which is good, because I would have hated not having a younger sister". He has described his younger sister Janet as a "piano prodigy" and "the family's musical genius", but said that she was too shy to become a performer herself.
Janet Smith knew Porl Thompson, the erstwhile "second" guitarist of The Cure, since they were children, and the pair began dating during Thompson's early tenure as lead guitarist for Malice and the Easy Cure. As well as having participated in The Crawley Goat Band since around 1973, Robert's sister Janet played keyboards as a member of Cult Hero in 1979, and their older sister Margaret contributed backing vocals to the project. Janet, together with Simon Gallup's then-girlfriend Carol (both dressed as schoolgirls), with real-life schoolboys "The Obtainers", sang backing vocals for The Cult Heroes' live performance at The Marquee (London), opening for The Passions in March 1980.
The Cure's in-house design company "Parched Art" (Porl Thompson and Andy Vella) created the album cover for The Cure's The Head on the Door using a manipulated photograph of Janet taken by Porl. During the mid-1980s, Janet gave up a professional career as a pianist to spend more time with Porl and The Cure, and the couple were married in March 1988. Janet is also credited with having taught Robert's guitar technician Perry Bamonte to play piano while The Cure were recording Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, prior to Bamonte joining the group as keyboardist in 1990. With the patience of a saint, she spent a month teaching me the rudiments of playing piano. Before this, I knew nothing.
Personal views
Smith has said that he is generally uncomfortable with interviews and conversations with strangers and does not express an interest or desire to engage in either. In addition to this, although he has a presence on multiple social networks, he does not actively use it, instead using it as an official presence to prevent imposters.
Smith has described himself as a "liberal kind of guy" and has described himself as a socialist, but he is "uncomfortable with politicised musicians". He sported a 'citizens, not subjects' slogan on his guitar on tour in 2012 and 2013.
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Robert Smith
Birth name Robert James Smith
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 21 april 1959 (65 years) at Blackpool (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 21 april 1959 (65 years) at Blackpool (United-kingdom)
Biography
RelationshipsSmith is married to Mary Theresa Poole (born 3 October 1958), whom he met in drama class at St Wilfrid's when he was 14. They do not have children, as they decided early in life and in their marriage that they did not want children. Smith adds that he "does not feel responsible enough to bring a child into the world". Smith and Poole have 25 nephews and nieces.
Smith later revealed that early in his musical career, Mary had not always shared his confidence and vision for The Cure's future, which was a significant motivating factor to his ensuring that the band was successful. It has been reported by the Daily Express that Mary used to be a model and worked as a nurse with intellectually disabled children; but, as The Cure became more financially successful during the mid-1980s, Mary gave up her day job so that the couple would not have to spend so much time apart. Smith stated more than once that he was regarded within the couple as Mary's boyfriend, rather than Mary as Smith's girlfriend.
Smith told The Face that he had once left a video camera running in their home "and after a couple of hours you forget that it's on and I was quite horrified at the amount of rubbish we say to each other. It's like listening to mental people ... I feel more natural in the company of people who are mentally unbalanced because you're always more alert, wondering what they're going to do next...". He claimed that Mary "used to dress as a witch to scare little children", that she sometimes dressed up as Robert Smith in his pyjamas, and that he could never take people home "because I never know who is going to answer the door".
While The Cure was recording the Wish album at Shipton Manor, Oxfordshire between 1991 and 1992, among the objects pinned to the wall was "Mary's Manor Mad Chart", listing seventeen members of the Manor's staff and residents (including The Cure and their entourage) "in order of instability". Mary was ranked in second place, after a woman named Louise who worked in the kitchen. "We all voted", said Smith, "and we had an award night. It was very moving".
Family
Smith has said his mother Rita "wasn't supposed to have me", which was the reason for the significant age gap between him and his elder two siblings. "And once they got me, they didn't like the idea of having an only child, so they had my sister. Which is good, because I would have hated not having a younger sister". He has described his younger sister Janet as a "piano prodigy" and "the family's musical genius", but said that she was too shy to become a performer herself.
Janet Smith knew Porl Thompson, the erstwhile "second" guitarist of The Cure, since they were children, and the pair began dating during Thompson's early tenure as lead guitarist for Malice and the Easy Cure. As well as having participated in The Crawley Goat Band since around 1973, Robert's sister Janet played keyboards as a member of Cult Hero in 1979, and their older sister Margaret contributed backing vocals to the project. Janet, together with Simon Gallup's then-girlfriend Carol (both dressed as schoolgirls), with real-life schoolboys "The Obtainers", sang backing vocals for The Cult Heroes' live performance at The Marquee (London), opening for The Passions in March 1980.
The Cure's in-house design company "Parched Art" (Porl Thompson and Andy Vella) created the album cover for The Cure's The Head on the Door using a manipulated photograph of Janet taken by Porl. During the mid-1980s, Janet gave up a professional career as a pianist to spend more time with Porl and The Cure, and the couple were married in March 1988. Janet is also credited with having taught Robert's guitar technician Perry Bamonte to play piano while The Cure were recording Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, prior to Bamonte joining the group as keyboardist in 1990. With the patience of a saint, she spent a month teaching me the rudiments of playing piano. Before this, I knew nothing.
Personal views
Smith has said that he is generally uncomfortable with interviews and conversations with strangers and does not express an interest or desire to engage in either. In addition to this, although he has a presence on multiple social networks, he does not actively use it, instead using it as an official presence to prevent imposters.
Smith has described himself as a "liberal kind of guy" and has described himself as a socialist, but he is "uncomfortable with politicised musicians". He sported a 'citizens, not subjects' slogan on his guitar on tour in 2012 and 2013.
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The Cure - Trilogy (2002)
, 3h43Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Smith
Rating85%
Tel un cycle de vie marqué par trois périodes clés, The Cure a entamé en 2002 un concert d’une ampleur gigantesque regroupant trois albums complémentaires, censés, selon Robert Smith, être les plus représentatifs de l’esprit du groupe. Il s’agit du concert The Cure Trilogy dans lequel les membres du groupe, dans sa composition de 2002, réinterpréteront Pornography (l’album de 1982 considéré comme le sombre de The Cure), Disintegration (album de 1989 davantage mélancolique) et Bloodflowers (album de l’année 2000 venant clore ce trio d’albums représentatifs).
CyberWorld (2000)
, 44minutesOrigin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Jenna Elfman, Matt Frewer, Robert Smith, Dave Foley, Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone
Rating66%
Phig shows the audience the "CyberWorld", a futuristic museum of infinite possibilities. Meanwhile, three computer bugs--Buzzed, Wired, and Frazzled--come and try to eat the CyberWorld through its number coding. When Phig knows about them and hunts for the destructive computer bugs, she presents various short stock clips of computer animated productions, such as scenes from Antz and episodes of The Simpsons post-converted to 3D.
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The Cure - Trilogy (2002)
, 3h43Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Smith
Roles Executive producer
Rating85%
Tel un cycle de vie marqué par trois périodes clés, The Cure a entamé en 2002 un concert d’une ampleur gigantesque regroupant trois albums complémentaires, censés, selon Robert Smith, être les plus représentatifs de l’esprit du groupe. Il s’agit du concert The Cure Trilogy dans lequel les membres du groupe, dans sa composition de 2002, réinterpréteront Pornography (l’album de 1982 considéré comme le sombre de The Cure), Disintegration (album de 1989 davantage mélancolique) et Bloodflowers (album de l’année 2000 venant clore ce trio d’albums représentatifs).