30 Years of The Cure
Robert Smith's tips to sustaining a long career:
• Write good songs: "I could write songs as bad as Wham's if I really felt the urge to, but what's the point?"
• Don't worry about status: "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."
• Don't do it for the money: "I've never wanted a group to ever fall out about money. It's not important. We earn far more than we should anyway."
• Be inspired and love what you do: "I do a job I really, really love and I kind of have fun with. People think you can't be grown up unless you're moaning about your job."
• Do things in moderation: “I think the rock'n'roll myth of living on the edge is a pile of crap.”
• Don't worry about what people say or think about you: " 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."
• Know when to quit: "If any of our songs ever did make it on the top ten, I'd disband the group immediately."
The Cure: This Twilight Garden
The Cure: The Only One (Mix 13)
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