Robert Smith, de The Cure : “Je préférerais mourir que me considérer comme un modèle”
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- Cet été, The Cure fait la tournée des plus grands festivals d'Europe. Nous avons rencontré Robert Smith aux Eurockéennes de Belfort pour une interview vidéo exclusive, dans sa loge, après le concert.
This interview has been shot backstage 20 minutes after the show given by The Cure at the Eurockéennes de Belfort festival in France, on june 30th, 2012.
Réalisation : Odile de Plas et Jean-Baptiste Roch
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Absolutely nothing fake about this man and that's why I'm proud to be a lifelong Cure fan.
Yeah, he nuts. I agree.
100% agree, he's a legend in own time!
Amen to that brother and ditto vis a vis being a proud, lifelong Cure apostle.
yeah, nothing fake except all the lyrics he cobbled together from stolen literature.
He's fabulous
After watching this interview I was happy to find that Robert Smith was the person I thought he was. He is witty, intelligent, friendly, and honest.
That was my reaction, too. I'd never before seen an interview with RS, only read one or two in magazines, and I was pleasantly surprised. Such great perspective as a human being with great insight to all he's been doing, even when he was just 20 years old and singing "Boys Don't Cry" and not ashamed to admit he grew up listening to music like Ray Charles at home in beautiful Crawley.
Manns
nice one Ann me too :)
Same for me. This was the first interview of his I'd ever seen and was thoroughly pleased to know that Robert is even cooler than I imagined he would be.
Totally agree, a fine intelligence and a real authenticity !! Such a pleasant man ! And He loves France.😜Such a great quality 👏👏👏👏
I really like his voice, it's just such a pleasant English accent, not too posh, not too simple, just really relatable. It's quite calming and endearing.
i know right!
He's so lovely and charming. In his slightly bratty way. ;)
I'd be happy listening to him reading corporate financial statements :)
He has a pretty unique and beautiful voice. I love Robert Smith
hai detto tutto tu... e se poi si mette a suonare la chitarra... voilà.... love love!!
"how dare they presume that they can give me an honour, I'm much better than them, they've never done anything" :') such truth
That's fucking brilliant.
Down with all royals. Fuck you and your “superior” bloodline. I know this is a bit of a tangent but an American comedian I love named Doug Stanhope does some great bits about this topic. “Stop holding on to dead people’s baggage”.
where does he say that?
@@crieverytim ua-cam.com/video/tAObCHEjZrs/v-deo.html - great section and even more relevant today!
@@crieverytim 7:16
I just want to hug him. I can't believe how humble, beautiful and amazing he is. This is the man that created songs that got me through so much fn crap . My love for him is endless.
exactly what i was thinking. i'd hug the hell out of that guy
Ug em would be OK. but e might be sweaty.
Lol, you're an old hen.
I want to hug him, too!
With you on that one.
Too old to be a role-model? Bullshit! This dude sounds like a bloody philosopher. Honest, and real. Can't be more of a role-model than that!
Vezonmodder I will be 39 in a few days and I still see you as my role model... you are still my inspiration and on that makes me fight what other people think and carry on being "ourselves"! :)
+katt burkhart
you see verzonmodder as your role model?
Materva 1974 Mwehe.
I seriously couldn't agree more!!!
Oh Yes, he is a role model with that lipstick on his damn lips, a birds nest for hair and the ugliest clothing of all time! So that is a role model? For who?
I saw the Cure in Austin in 2008 and the set went on for two hours and I was thinking man, people are going to start passing out. Longest set by any band I have ever seen and really could not grasp why it went on for so long in a crowded theatre. Then I saw another interview with Robert Smith where he said he saved up money to go see the Rolling Stones in 1977 in London. He went by himself, took the train to London, but the set only lasted 45 minutes. He was utterly disappointed and saddened that after all the sacrifice he only got to see a 45 minute show. He vowed if her ever traveled to far away places as a musician, he would not do what happened to him to fans.
+Kyle M Saw The Cure in Austin last night - set went on for 2 1/2 hours!!!! I couldn't believe these old guys - hey I'm 55 so I can say that - could play that long!!! Awesome, brilliant - so glad I bought tickets to see them!
M. T. Campos Didn't know they were in town; all I do is work and sleep now. I was living in El Paso in 2013 when they had their first concert there, I was like "The Cure" in El Paso? Talk about a once in a lifetime occurence; well, they are going back again this year, lol.
I saw him in Charlotte last night. 33 songs. 4 encores. 3 hours total. all singles. best concert I've ever been to. he KILLED it
Yeah I love that he does such a long set and it is amazing the whole way through! They are so underrated as artists I don't think many people realise how talented or how influential they have been!
Thanks for sharing this Kyle.
Robert is the most incredible person in the music industry. A top man in every respect.
"I think we're more like a cult than a religion" i love this man
With a mad leader
I love that, lol, too funny!
I just thought Audrey Plaza would be a good fit for this guy
Damn, he's adorable.
I like him.
Jeremy Watts: I see what you did there. Lol
He's very articulate and intelligent, a brilliant songwriter. Killing The Arab for example is about The Stranger x
He's really sweet
Quelle personnalité agréable, lucide, d'une grande authenticité et d'une grande intelligence empreinte avec une touche d'humour qui ne gâche. Ça fait bien longtemps qu'une interview ne m'avait pas captivé autant. Je l'écouterai pendant des heures ! La maturité lui sied merveilleusement bien ! 🎩 Monsieur Smith
Il est skyzo
@@rockun7579 Je veux bien être entourée de schizos comme lui alors ! 😂😂😂😂
I always love interviews that have the interviewer just keep to the background and let the artist speak their minds
I love that too!!
True that. He really can meak he mind. Growing up in Crawley. His wife grew up in Crawley. But he hates it.
UA-cam Commentator Rick True.
"Playing in France", "that's not a question" hahaha. I'm already loving this interview.
punkinmyvitamins1 lol he is so right.. and this way of not caring of the very basic rules of language amd communication today is quite sad, in favour of the very poor "so called smart"(?)phone interactions. Thousands of years building beautiful and complex languages, and we are destroying them to go back to grumble-like and phone-directed communication...well maybe there is an irony or a sense in that.. Maybe R Smith will find it and write it down in a song :)
One of the greatest artists of all times.
Robert Smith et The Cure : vous êtes toujours les bienvenus en France. Nous aimons votre créativité votre son, votre poésie, votre subtilité. Je vous écoute depuis mes 14 ou 15 ans. Ça a été le coup de foudre. Aujourd'hui j'ai 58 ans et je vous écoute toujours avec plaisir. En France et partout dans le monde on vous aime ❤. Mention spéciale pour la voix du boss (Robert Smith) et la fantastique bassline de Simon Gallup !!! We love you ❤
No one makes me feel the way Robert makes me feel. He's fucking amazing. everything about him. perfect. fascinating. beautiful. every Cure album has at some point been my absolute favourite.
Just to make sure he never gets knighted, Robert calls the royal family "fucking idiots". LOL
***** amazing lmao
+JosephM1750 My hero ♥
eh mean, if were knitted in A Forest he would be aight.
He's so genuine and naturally funny. I love him so much. 🖤🖤
Never seen a Robert Smith interview before and this really made me like him a lot more.
The band changes a lot but Robert and the band I've seen since they started(66years old now)I'm also a failed catholic and I'll be the kiddy to hangALL the royal ha ha family luv to the band and all their fans REAL PEOPLE love peace out Clem de meth xxx
I grew up in Texas and had never even heard of The Cure prior to leaving High School in the 80s. I was at a friend's party when I first heard Robert Smith's lyrics. Went out and bought 3 albums the next day, and they're still tops in my playlist. Robert Smith is a musical genious and a very genuine person.
Robert cracked me up when he went on about how the whole royalty thing is a bunch of people that have never really done anything with their lives, and how he has distain for that whole thing, then turns right around and says "I should be king!", hahahahahaha!!!!
I love the band, and I think Robert is a very intelligent, talented songwriter, but cannot disagree more about the monarchy. Yes, hereditary privilege I'm not a fan of, but the royal family are mostly a force for good in the country, and I'm sorry they have raised awareness and generated more money for the economy than a punk band have. I thought Robert didn't come off well here to be honest. Yes, open and honest, but a bit rambling, incoherent, and disrespectful. Not a good interview at all really for me. He's far more intelligent than this shows.
The Hooded Man also what he said about religions was kinda rude. Just Cos he doesn’t like Christianity, that doesn’t mean he has to be so close minded and hate ALL religions... like what even man
The Hooded Man you’re a fool then
@@thehoodedman1936 go worship your worthless queen. This interview made me respect Robert even more.
I can see both sides to it obviously the artists he respects that took honours from the royal family have a different point of view than him or have grown to have a different one. He’s entitled to his own opinion and I'm not too easily offended so it doesn't bother me.
What one defines as a “good” or “bad” force in the world is suspect to a ton of subjectivity anyways. I still think Robert is an intelligent, passionate and sincere person, his joke about being King at the end there was his way of kind of de-escalating his intense speech and ending on a much lighter funny note which shows he's aware of how he might have come across not to mention he has always been uncomfortable doing interviews.
Great to hear a brit speaking about the royals the way he does. Now I understand why I ve loved the guy so much all my life
I've never heard him speak so candidly in an interview. This is awesome!!
Agreed. He.
i like men
He is great. I sound so silly, but I just enjoyed this interview so much.
He is great.....?
You don't sound silly at all.
You do not sound silly. He's remarkably personable here, and just fascinating to listen to.
Lifelong fan. I've never heard him open up this much. He's usually so sarcastic. This was refreshing. Thanks for the upload.
I've been a dentist for 26 years and I remember listening to the cure while studying and for some reason it helped me focus. I still listen to them often. Keep it up guys.
I'm dentist too and played the cure for my patients every days
Robert Smith is a top bloke,simple as that
Sam Sam he is just as cool as you like😂😂😂
How funny can you be. Hit the road jack. What I was four years old. Me and my younger sister. What next?
I remember hearing fascination street for the first time in 7th grade, flipped my music world inside out...
It was facenating
I heard it in 6th grade. My life as I know it today started that day.
I have never really bothered with The Cure's music before but somehow I came to this interview and find Robert Smith really funny and insightful, especially his views on religion and monarchy. So I'm going to discover....Thanks Robert.
+Richard Albert Henderson Me too.....Exactly
Enjoy your discovery, they are the most amazing band out there :)
I will thank U.
+Richard Albert Henderson I'm just now discovering the Cure too, but I am turned off by his views on religion. I'm very faith-centered and happy, and I owe a lot of that to my religion. Blanket statements about all religions are offensive and ignorant. Now the monarchy viewpoint is spot on.
That's cool I love her.
Such an amazing man/band...the reason why Cure fans love them and him so much, is because they make their music with such authenticity, and you can feel it and hear it in both the lyrics and sound. .... and this interview proves it. Such an intellectually humble man, genius even. I love that he says he's still waiting to make his best music...true artists never stop trying to create. ... thank you Robert!
This man - his voice has actually improved with age..perhaps just changed to something different and equally beautiful. Forever in awe Mr. Smith. Thanks for the sound.
Wonderful interview, he is so humble and 100% honest. Ive been a Cure fan since the 80's, and will be till the day I die, and into the after life.
Seeing them in concert was a great thrilling experience I will never forget, I hope to see them again soon.
Everything he says is so spot on and honest... He's just incredible and we can easily relate to him... One of the best eccentric minds
I've just seen the Cure at Wembley. I've been seeing them since the late 70s. Robert is one of the best, most articulate and genuinely ace people in music. I love him and the Cure to bits. I'm so impressed that he is still challenging himself and respects his past but never sits back on it. New song "it can never be the same" proves that this is a band that will never stop growing. If genius truly exists it's got back combed hair and lipstick.
Ian Dewar, what a beautiful comment, and so true! i agree wholeheartedly with everything you've said, my friend. Hugs from Ange. :)
Why did the french public always and early connect with The Cure?
Sure because there is undoubtly something of Rimbaud in your esthetic universe, at laest in your 3 first albums.
Curiously, that sad, desperate, angry nervous french touch.
Yes I'm french, brother...
I remember, when I heard COLD for the first time: I was around 15 yrs old, and this was exactly how I felt about life.
Perfectly matching.
Now I'm 53. I changed, and life changed too and changed me, but when I listen to that crunchy bass line on the MaxiKorg, on COLD, it still sounds like pure music!
Thanks Robert!
and also he was inspired by French artists, like he wrote Killing an Arab - coming from The Stranger written by Camus
I FUCKING LOVE HIS ACCENT !
Can you imagine the excitement of knowing that Uncle Robert is coming to visit for the weekend? Love the band since 80s. Great to hear him
Royals should kneel in the presense of robert smith.
He's not an overrated actor, so he hasn't been knighted.
He wouldn't want them to...
I want to feel his hair. never change, Robert. he seems to be a great guy
This is the best interview I have seen with Robert. I really loved the way he was so open, honest, and to the point. Well done!
"I'm not a role model" is exactly the thing I would want a role model to say, and goddammit, Bobby... You did not disappoint. #FuckingLegend🖤
Bobby? It's Robert Smith, and only Robert Smith 😏
@@suzye7197 think it was for emphasis. Like a screenwrite. Idk lol
Omg Suze I see the wink now 😅
I also realize, now …. 🕳️
His mind seems very sharp, not messed up by drugs.
they drank but he did not drink as much as Lol
Jupiter-8 he has a strong mind.
He did a lot of acid pornography-disintegration I read somewhere
@@0nyxFREI what is that?
@@markbeckett7740 acid is a hallucinogenic drug. Pornography and disintegration are two acclaimed and fan favorite albums by the cure
He is still and always will be a punk rocker at heart 100%. The attitude is is clear as day in this interview.
I will never stop loving the cure.. loved them since i was 13 and now 46 ..amazing band ..beautiful robert smith ...
I was 14 when I first heard them loved them since. In 1980s
Me too and I’m 45 now
45 in exactly a month .
love how he is honest and reallistic about his art nowadays... i mean, disintegration, such an absolute masterpiece on so many levels, top 10 albums of all time without doubt... how could one ever top that...
Robert Smith through his music has been there for me than any friend
I watched this so many times but I never get tired of it. He’s so insightful and and down to earth. I’ve admired him my whole life.
heard A Forest, that track was so intriguing, so ambient- it stood out from anything else around at that time. went downtown to a retail shop and bought an album called seventeen seconds, it never left the turntable for bloody ages. Then i went down south to see them play live, Brilliant, this was 1980
We love you in France because you are very British! Very friendly guy, intelligent and funny.
Unbelievable artist. Incredible human being. So genuine it hurts.
Been a fan since 83 and will die a fan. This man is a legend. The soundtrack to my teenage years.
Talking about Cure concerts in France. If you listen to the Paris live album, you can clearly hear the love the audience has for the band and how its being reciprocated in the music.
Paris > Show
The Cure was the first band I ever got into. Most of their stuff is either good or great.
Or amazing
Young people--millenials--don't even know that Robert was playing during the punk movement of the late 70s. He has been around for all of modern rock. And remains terrific & original & relevant. The Cure do NOT get enough recognition.
The Cure is the most underrated band of all time.
I’m not sure young people don’t know that. And if they didn’t, they do now.
As a young person I knew that Robert, porl/pearl, simon and lol back in the early 70's were the only punks in crawley
discovered them back in 82 i think - and than discovered their started in 76 !! with Easy Cure at the time . One of the most underrated bands for their longevity and quality . Had many of their vinyl's and rare 45's .
Old people don't even know we (young people) actually know The Cure
Man these musicians rule my world!
Love his pov of growing older and his sense of humor.
Been a fan of the cure since the 80's
He is not only a musical genius but humble and sweet! I just love him!
his accent is so perfect and beautiful ~!
one of the best Robert Smith interview ive seen in a while
The magic for me is that I listened to The Cure in my teens, while trying to fit in with my jock friends. I truly hear them over 20 years later
This is probably the best interview of Robert Smith that I have seen 👏👏👏 He is such a nice guy, wonderful person. No wonder he could right so many unforgettable songs, he has a big heart and a bright brain, that’s where his music comes from. After all he is one of the greatest British living author, a legend and a simple man at the same time. Long life to him and to The Cure.
Forever young Robert😊
I could watch and listen to Robert forever and ever and ever.
I am really impressed how he can black out the background noise, an ongoing concert presumably. I could never handle that. It would totally riddle my train of thought in answer to the questions.
I think it’s before a concert
@@august_math1604 I think you're right. Relistening it sounds like Cure songs are playing in the background.
One of the most genuine interviews I've seen with him. He didn't feel pressured just spoke from the Heart.
Robert smith is just the best hands down!!! His personality alone is one of a kind
I love this man so much, been a fan of the Cure for over 15 years and it’s still my favorite band of all times.
So truth to himself and to his art. What a privilege was growing up with his music. Forever his fan!
Robert Smith is authentic and straight forward. Let's not forget, a genius in his own way. Long live The Cure.
His voice touches your soul. He is awwsome!!
This is the first interview I've ever watched, and I'm beyond impressed :) been a fan for 30 years!
Your music is big in my house for many years. Love your songs and so do my kids. Thank you for your talent. Your music will always leave fond memories.
I ended up here after the live stream from Sydney Opera House. That was a blast! Thank you Sydney Opera House and The Cure. Thank you Nick Wickham for directing. You nailed it. And thank you Robert Smith. :)
Genuine and timeless man, and of course the music which spans 4 decades that never feels old.
I love how Robert’s singing voice has remained so singular and beautiful, just like in the early ‘80s. He’s completely stayed true to himself too, throughout the years. It’s wonderful seeing him!
Just love him so much! ❤️❤️❤️
I LOVE you Robert Smith! You are Genuine and that's a hard thing to find these days...Thank you for being YOU
That irresistible smile!
Unbrushed Englighed teef and all.
hes just so loved by so many people that i doubt bad stuff happens to him; the whole world wishes him the best, a beautiful life full of art, colors and love. Must be hard to be a loved goth
Great interview Robert. So humbling and truthful. Always loved the Cure ❤️❤️👌🎶
Great interview. Robert is a deadly character. Hilarious!
Agree!
The best thing about Robert Smith is that, through all his personal and artistic evolution, he has never sold out his musical principals for commercial gains. I happen to be a fan, but whether you like The Cure’s music or not, they have never betrayed their core relationship with their music in order to fit a certain prefabricated mold. That takes commitment, courage, integrity, and an uncompromising passion.
I have always enjoyed his music. Robert Smith is an original. His music has his unique imprint that's all his own and I love it! I could tell when it's Robert Smith song right off the back.
He is an excellent musician, a great singer, intelligent, sensitive, he is a great poet! Thanks for this nice interview!
Great guy for a night in a pub...with all the respect of the world.
Such a great artist.
I was at one of his concerts in Rotterdam, must have been in 1981,82. In the park. Great!
Ha, I love Robert. His honest views are legendary
True. He real honey.
If Robert Smith was in therapy, I’d love to be a fly on the wall during his therapy sessions. He’s a really interesting person. Love his creative genius mind, his musical poetry, the way he expresses himself without caring what others think about him. He looked a lot like Ben Affleck in one of his earlier videos. The Cure songs take me back to my adolescent/teen years of the 80s. I feel like a teen when I listen to The Cure songs
Now Robert should be crowned.
“I should be king” could be The Cure’s next album title !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Te Cure is the sound track to my life. I am 53, STILL skate boarding and STILL listening to The Cure!
The best band in the world I'm 69 now and I am the Cure
I'm 40 and I love
Very humble and upfront honest about his band and his life
Somehow managed to never see him interviewed before. Only makes me love the "mad leader" more. Eerie but not surprising how much our viewpoints sync.
What a nice man. Thought he was going to be a dark character. He’s funny and easy going. Love it
he's exactly what We and the entire world is missing, fuckin love it
My mom wasn’t thrilled about my Cure posters. What a rebel I was! Lol!
I've always been part of The Cure cult 💚
Robert Smith a legend
I love this guy. Smart man, and a great songwriter.
Ah he is still gorgeous love you bob x