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Robert Smith

English Musician

Born: Apr 21, 1959

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In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated. Robert Smith

People Some Cases Like Quite Irritated Irritating Who Need

It's really easy to slide into a depression fueled by the pointlessness of existence. Robert Smith

Depression Slide Easy Existence Fueled Really

If you feel alienated from people around you, it's because no one tries to understand you. Robert Smith

You People Alienated Tries No-One Feel Because Around Understand

Whenever I'm home, I haven't got any makeup on. But even in the studio, before I do vocals, I put makeup on. Robert Smith

Home Before Vocals Studio Put Makeup Got Any Whenever Even

People think it's funny that I enjoy dreaming so much. I just use it as a form of entertainment. It's very private. I don't see my dreams as separate. I mean, half the time I'm wandering around dreaming anyway. Robert Smith

I don't dislike my peers because they're still around and remind me of what I'm doing. I never liked them anyway. I never liked U2, the things they've done over the years. Robert Smith

Me Peers Never Remind Over Liked Because Around Still Doing Years Done Anyway Dislike Them Things

Every animal would rather die themselves than lose their offspring. But it's just genes, isn't it? All of our existence is spent worrying about the next generation, but we don't actually seem to get anywhere. Robert Smith

Animal Generation Lose Every Our Worrying Spent Would About Seem Rather Genes Existence Than Get Die Offspring Just Anywhere Themselves Next Next Generation Actually

When punk came along, I found my generation's music. I grew up listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, 'cause that was what got played in the house. But when I first saw the Stranglers, I thought, 'This is it.' Robert Smith

Music Beatles Generation Cause Listening Thought Punk First Saw Along House Got Came Pink Pink Floyd Up Rolling Stones Rolling Stones Grew Found Played Floyd

The very first concert I ever went to on my own was actually Rory Gallagher. In a one-month period in 1973 or '74, I saw him, Thin Lizzy and the Rolling Stones. I wasn't really a big Rory Gallagher fan, but I thought his guitar playing was fabulous. But Thin Lizzy, they were fabulous. Robert Smith

Guitar Thought First Big Own Saw Guitar Playing Fabulous My Own Period Him Concert Were His Very Rolling Stones Rolling Stones Fan Really Ever Thin Actually Playing

You don't always have to sing dark things to be thoughtful. Robert Smith

You Dark Thoughtful Sing Always Things

I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore. Robert Smith

Death Think Way Anymore Romantic

Hendrix was the first person I had come across who seemed completely free, and when you're nine or 10, your life is entirely dominated by adults. So he represented this thing that I wanted to be. Hendrix was the first person who made me think it might be good to be a singer and a guitarist - before that I wanted to be a footballer. Robert Smith

Life Good Me You Made Guitarist Free First Before Think Nine Seemed Entirely Adult Had He Footballer Come Singer First-Person Dominated Person Wanted Might Across Your Who Hendrix Thing

I never liked Queen. I can honestly say I hated Queen and everything that they did. Robert Smith

Queen Honestly Everything Say Hated Never Liked Did

You don't really know a song until you play it live. Robert Smith

You Song Live Know Until Really Play

Each time I play a song it seems more real. Robert Smith

Time Song Seems More Real Each Each Time Play

I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else. Robert Smith

Life Else Mindset Has-Been Constant Born Someone Having Having Children Never Impose Been Refuse Being Children Regard Regretted

I'm not a morose person; it's just that my best songs reflect on the sadder aspects of life. Robert Smith

Life Best Reflect Songs Sadder Person Just Aspects

It's really nice meeting people after a concert. Still, it's very weird to be at the center of a group of 30 people all listening to what you're saying. When that group turns into 300 people, it goes on from weird. Some people revel in it, and I don't. Robert Smith

Saying You People Listening Some People Nice Group Meeting Some Weird Concert Still Very Goes After Center Really Turns

Whatever I was doing, even when I was at school, I never repressed anything that I felt. I wasn't flamboyant; I was actually quite reticent most of the time. But if I felt I had to do something, I did it. Robert Smith

Time School Whatever Something Never Had Most Felt Doing Did Flamboyant Quite Repressed Anything Even Actually

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