My whole life I've played music for my own personal enjoyment and the idea of it becoming a machine or a business is just horrible. Robert Smith businessenjoymenthave Change image and share on social
Sometimes I'll get to the end of a song, open my eyes and there's all these faces peering at me. It's quite horrifying. Robert Smith endeyeface Change image and share on social
If you feel alienated from people around you, it's because no one tries to understand you. Robert Smith alienatefeelpeople Change image and share on social
I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter. Robert Smith bigbootcounter Change image and share on social
I do a job I really, really love and I kind of have fun with. People think you can't be grown up unless you're moaning about your job. Robert Smith fungrowjob Change image and share on social
Both me and my wife's extended family all live within a 50-mile radius. Like me, a lot of them did time in London then started drifting back to the countryside and the sea. Perhaps it's a homing instinct. Robert Smith backcountrysidedrift share on social
I could write songs as bad as Wham's if I really felt the urge to, but what's the point? Robert Smith badfeltpoint Change image and share on social
I hardly ever listen to any of our old stuff now. Once the songs have been recorded and put on to vinyl they become someone else's entertainment, not mine. Robert Smith entertainmentlistenmine Change image and share on social
I wore makeup when I was at school, and I wore makeup when glam started. I started wearing it again when punk started. I've always been drawn to wearing it. It's partly ritualistic, partly theatrical and partly just because I think I look better with it on. Robert Smith drawglamhave share on social