The Cure : Robert Smith, Secrets

The vocalist of The Cure Robert Smith has carried a race full of tranquility with respect to other artists, always calm without generating controversy. However in this article we will find several anecdotes told by the same artist throughout his career. We begin:

1. He takes care of his garden and does not allow anyone to touch it.

2. He met his wife Mary Poole at age 14 in high school. A teacher asked them to set up equipment for an activity, and he dared to speak to him. Since then they have been together.

3. He suffers from aerophobia, that is, fear of flying.

4. In October 2004, he was one of three presenters invited by John Peel to his radio1 on the BBC show. A week later, DJ John Peel passed away.

5. During its years of trajectory it has touched guitars of 6 and 12 strings, as well as basses of 4 and 6 strings and different keyboards.

6.  Smith and Poole have been married for 30 years, and do not have or want children.

7. Robert is an excellent uncle, because every Christmas takes his nephews to Euro Disney.
8. One day, Robert Smith totally drunk, he bet on a friend who could turn the hotel where they stayed, jumping from balcony to balcony. He says he did it in an hour.

On the road on the Gold Coast with the Cure's Robert Smith, c.1980; photo by Linda Nolte

9. He suffers from severe visual problems, (cannot see beyond his outstretched hand). That's why when you're off the stage, use lenses. In fact, he thought he would be blinded by how quickly his eye problem progressed