The newfound respect from younger artists, coupled with the recent release of a new Cure album, primed the band for a comeback. In the current musical climate, The Cure is credited with being an inspiring force behind emo artists who wear their emotions on their sleeves. To date, The Cure has sold more than 27 million albums worldwide and its latest album, “The Cure,” its 13th studio record, sold more than 90,000 copies in its first week and debuted at No. Its sound has embodied styles ranging from punk to pop, and the band has gone through multiple lineup changes, with Smith and his often gloomy lyrics being the one constant. Originally known as Easy Cure, the group was founded by Smith and a few of his schoolmates in southern England in 1979. But The Cure has never completely fallen out of the musical landscape. He has announced the end of The Cure on several occasions and has taken a few hiatuses during his quarter-century career. However, it has not been all smooth sailing for Smith. “It’s partly ritualistic, partly theatrical and partly just because I think I look better with it on.”Īlong with his trademark jet black hair, usually teased to high heaven, Smith’s morbidly dark eye shadow, ruby red lipstick and painted fingernails have come to define his, as well as The Cure’s, image during the 25 years the group has been making music.

I’ve always been drawn to wearing it,” Smith said during a phone interview from Chicago. I started wearing it again when punk started. “I wore makeup when I was at school and I wore makeup when glam started. Robert Smith, the 45-year old singer for influential rock group The Cure, likes to wear makeup and isn’t afraid to admit it.

Robert smith without mackup singer