50 Curt Smith Quotes for You to Enjoy

Curt Smith

English Musician

Born: Jun 24, 1961

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And I think the first LP was perhaps too precious. It was our life's work up to that point; there was so much pain in trying to make the perfect statement. We couldn't relax and I think most people missed what we were trying to say. Curt Smith

I think Roland read 'Primal Scream' first and then gave it to me. This was, I think, even prior to 'The Graduate' days. We both got heavily into and it offered a lot of questions about how screwed up our home life was. Curt Smith

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What happens with writing a song and demoing it, for me the demo always becomes the master. Curt Smith

Me Song Writing Master Demo Becomes Always Happens

We just weren't a hip band. I mean we recorded our second album in Bath at a time when everyone else was recording in New York or Los Angeles. Curt Smith

Leading into 'The Hurting,' what changed our view of music was Gary Numan. Curt Smith

Music Changed Our Hurting Leading View Gary

We know we have a method of reaching people, but we have never wanted to preach. We like to make our views palatable, music that is easy to swallow, and I think we've done that. Curt Smith

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It's always good to be somewhere with some history, maybe that's England, which has a long history. Curt Smith

Good History Long Somewhere Some Long History Always Maybe Which England

New York was a fantastic place to disappear because no one cares who you are. No one bothers you. In my ten years living there I was never once asked for an autograph or stopped on the street. It was an absolute joy. I gave myself time and space to get to know myself more. Curt Smith

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I find that albums generally tell a story. Because it's music, it doesn't have to be in chronological order. Curt Smith

Music Chronological Tell Find Generally Because Order Story Albums

I think psychology still has a sway over everything we do, but music, in and of itself, is the therapy. Curt Smith

Music Think Everything I Think Over Still Itself Psychology Sway Therapy

MySpace is just spam central. I mean, every day I just get mail inviting me to gigs that are nowhere near Los Angeles! Curt Smith

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I just have to sell enough records to continue financing making more records. Curt Smith

Enough Financing More Records Making Continue Sell Just

My kids don't really buy albums. They buy singles. Curt Smith

Buy Kids Singles Really Albums

I guess because we're essentially a two-man band, we're attracting Wham's crowd. But Wham! are more of a businessman's band. Curt Smith

Band Guess More Crowd Attracting Because Essentially Businessman

I saw a band called The Electric Guitars, from Bristol. I described them to Roland, and he just started playing a riff on guitar and said, 'Do they sound like this?' And they did. Curt Smith

Guitar Band Saw Guitars He Like Said Sound Did Just Them Electric Riff Started Playing Bristol

Normally the amount of music we have is what you hear on the album and that's it. Curt Smith

Music You Hear Normally Amount Album

We were touring the States tied to a load of drum machines and sequencers and synthesizers, playing to hundreds of thousands of people and yet feeling strangely removed from the music. Curt Smith

Music People Feeling Hundreds Hundreds Of Thousands States Machines Thousands Thousands Of People Touring Drum Tied Were Strangely Load Playing

When we play live show we tend to find there's a whole portion that's a considerably younger demographic. That's quite gratifying. They primarily seem to be into 'The Hurting' which I guess makes sense. Curt Smith

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