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Robert Smith (musician)

English rock musician (born 1959)

This article is about the English musician with the band the Cure. For other musicians, see Robert Smith § Music.

Musical artist

Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician who is the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the Cure, a post punk rock band formed in 1976. His guitar-playing style, singing voice, and fashion sense, often sporting a pale complexion, smeared red lipstick, black eye-liner, unkempt wiry black hair, and all-black clothes, were highly influential on the goth subculture that rose to prominence in the 1980s.

Smith's other work includes playing the lead guitar as a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984 and being the co-founder of the short-lived band the Glove in 1983. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cure in 2019,^[1] and Rolling Stone magazine ranked him as the 157th greatest singer of all time in 2023.^[2]

Early life

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Robert W. Smith, pioneer of “original” drum corps compositions, dies at 64

Prolific concert band composer and music educator Robert W. Smith, who in the 1980s broke new ground writing original music composed specifically for the drum corps idiom, died on Thursday in Montgomery, Alabama. He was 64.

Smith’s wife Susan reported his death on Facebook, the result of complications from cardiac surgery.

The path to the "football field stage" of the drum corps and marching band universe has been an interesting journey for this award-winning composer and educator who has penned more than 600 compositions with multiple credits in television and motion pictures.

According to Smith, who was inducted into the DCI Hall of Fame in 2010, it all began thanks to a small drum corps out of Troy, Alabama, called the Charioteers.

“I must give credit where credit is due, and I have to begin with the corps that were willing to take a chance on a very young and very opinionated writer,” Smith said during his DCI Hall of Fame induction in August of 2010. “The Charioteers introd

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Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool, England), a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, has been the lead singer and driving force behind English post-punk band The Cure since its founding in 1976.

Highly influenced by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and even David Bowie he started playing guitar at the age of 12. Smith has played the 6 and 12 string guitars; 4 and 6 string bass guitars; double bass; piano; drums; violin; trumpet and trombone, in various combinations.

Robert is the third of four children born to Alex and Rita Smith. His siblings are Richard, Margaret, and Janet (who is married to Porl Thompson, the lead guitarist of The Cure).

Smith grew up in a Catholic atmosphere and went to St. Mary's high school in England as a teenager. However, he is not religious, but sometimes he feels that he wishes he was. One example of his desire for belief is in the aptly-titled Faith.

Smith has written or co-written the bulk of The Cure's music and lyrics in a career spanning 35 years. He has also been involved in other musical projects, including a stint with S