Curt Smith Quotes

Curt Smith
Curt Smith
English Musician
Born: Jun 24, 1961
Me Music People Think Time You
My father always worked away, and died when I was 17, but I hated him by that point. It hit me later in life, but back then I was teenage and angry. Curt Smith
Life Angry Me Father Teenage Back Later Hated Point Him Always Hit Died Then Worked Away
I like the country, the peace and quiet, because the music business is so hectic. Curt Smith
Music Business Peace Country Music Business Like Because Quiet Hectic Peace And Quiet
We've always been slammed by most of the British press. They probably hate us because we're too normal and incredibly honest. Curt Smith
Hate Too British Press Incredibly Press Most Because Always Been Normal Us Slammed British Honest
You know, if you ever listen to your voice on an answering machine everyone thinks we sound dreadful. That's sort of the way I think when I hear myself speak. Curt Smith
Myself You Speak Think Everyone I Think Way Machine Dreadful Voice Know Sort Sound Answering Hear Listen Your Ever Thinks
Mad World's distinctive percussion intro was played on a Roland CR-78 drum machine. We first recorded it at twice the speed, but it sounded great slowed down. Curt Smith
Great World First Down Speed Machine Distinctive Mad Recorded Percussion Drum Twice Played
I mean the joy of doing the 'Psych' thing I have to say, is that, you know, I'd met them beforehand, James Roday and Timothy Omundson specifically. I met Dule Hill when I got up there. But they're just, you know, a nice bunch of people. Curt Smith
You People Joy Met Nice Say Know Hill Got Doing Beforehand Up Bunch Just James Mean Them Specifically Thing
We're both getting older, our children are starting to leave home. But I can say that I'm just as passionate a songwriter now in my 50s as I was in my 20s. But instead of talking about the general kind of angst that I felt as a teenager, I'm writing about more specific issues. Curt Smith
Home Writing Getting Older Older Teenager Our Say I Can Kind About General More Angst Both Songwriter Instead Talking Felt Leave Passionate Issues Getting Just Children Now Specific Starting
Japanese Breakfast has recorded a beautiful, ethereal reimagining of 'Head Over Heels.' Curt Smith
Beautiful Breakfast Recorded Head Over Heels Japanese
I don't believe that what Tears for Fears has done, and continues to do, can be pigeonholed into a genre or decade. Curt Smith
Tears Fears Believe Genre Pigeonholed Decade Done
I think a truly fantastic video is worth it. We spend so much time on the music, it only makes sense to have a really well-done visual translation of that music. Curt Smith
Music Time Worth Sense Translation Think Spend I Think Worth It Visual Only Makes Truly So Much Time Fantastic Video Much Really
I see bands that have been around for a long time who go through the motions. They're tired and they shouldn't really be doing it any more. We are doing it because we like it. Curt Smith
Time Tired Long Long Time I See See More Through Like Because Around Motions Doing Go Been Bands Any Really Who
More than anything else, being famous just didn't agree with me. Curt Smith
Me Else More More Than Anything Than Just Being Famous Anything Anything Else Being Famous Agree
We are lucky to have had the longevity we've had, garnering new people. I've even become cool to my daughters' friends. Curt Smith
People Become Daughters Had New Longevity New People Friends Cool Lucky Even
The only formula we have when we work together is that we both have to have a product we can endorse when we finish. Something we both like. It's a matter of compromise. In the end what you get is what both of us can agree on. In that comes Tears for Fears. I don't know what the mix or magic is, that's just what it is. Curt Smith
Work You Together Matter Tears Fears Magic Something Finish Only Compromise Both Like Know Mix End Get Endorse Just In The End Formula Work Together Us Product Agree
My daughters prefer Tears for Fears songs as they're more upbeat and generic. Dad's songs are 'a little too sad' for them, which just means that they're harder to understand. Curt Smith
Sad Tears Fears Too More Daughters Songs Generic Understand Upbeat Just Which Little Prefer Them Means Dad Harder
The nature of Tears For Fears was there was always two of us. Curt Smith
Nature Tears Fears Always Us Two
At the height of our fame, we didn't see anything. We didn't leave the hotel because we were doing interviews all day. We may have traveled the world, but we saw nothing. Curt Smith
Day World Nothing Our Interviews Saw All Day See Hotel Because Leave Doing Were Fame May Anything Height Traveled
I view making records as a journey. Curt Smith
Journey Records Making View
Having lawyers involved never leads to good things. Curt Smith
Good Good Things Having Lawyers Never Leads Involved Things
When I get some time off, I don't even want to see people half the time. Curt Smith
Time People Half See Some Half The Time Off Get Want Even
I hate touring beyond measure. I don't like all the travelling and the hotel rooms. But the hour and a half on stage each night keep me going. Curt Smith
Me Hate Half Stage Touring Hotel Hotel Rooms Hour Like Hour And A Half Beyond Going Rooms Measure Each Keep Each Night Travelling Night
To be honest, I've been back to Atlanta a couple of times, I can't remember what for. One for a big conference, a radio conference. I feel like it's a vibrant place. It has a vibrant music scene. Curt Smith
Music Remember Big To Be Honest Back Music Scene I Feel I Feel Like Atlanta Scene Feel Like Couple Been Times Conference Vibrant Place Radio Honest
Every album is like starting our career over again. We don't get blase, we don't get lazy. Curt Smith
Every Our Lazy Over Like Get Again Album Career Starting
We rushed to finish the album when 'Mad World' became a hit. The pressure was on and it stopped being as enjoyable as it had been; in the end, it wasn't enjoyable at all. Curt Smith
World Pressure Mad Rushed Finish Had Became Been End Hit Stopped Being In The End Enjoyable Album
It's definitely a joy when you make a record to know you are doing it for the right reasons: You want to do it and that you think you have something valid to offer. Curt Smith
You Joy Think Valid Right Reasons Definitely Record Something Know Make Doing Offer Want Reasons Right
I think people forget even though we were labelled a synth band because of 'The Hurting,' but keyboards are not our native instruments. Roland's a guitar player and I'm a bass player. Curt Smith
People Guitar Band Think Bass Bass Player Keyboards Our I Think Synth Though Guitar Player Hurting Instruments Because Were Labelled Forget Native Even Player
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