If Robert Smith If you listen to music, then not via streaming services. As The Cure frontman has now revealed, he owns a collection of MP3 players. He has a different device for every mood.
Robert Smith accumulates music that means something to him
“I have playlists, iPods. I have tons of different iPods with stickers on them so I know in the dark which iPod will play what. “So it has all the things on it that suit my mood,” the 65-year-old said on the BBC podcast “Sidetracked with Annie and Nick” on Thursday (December 19). “I have so much music – not in the nostalgic sense, but things that I can not only move to, but that also mean something to me, remind me of many times and people.” Why he “doesn’t stream music on principle and that “Never did either,” the singer did not explain in further detail.
Smith prefers to stay away from trends
As the Brit explained further in the conversation, in his opinion it would be “disingenuous” to pretend that he was impressed by certain pop phenomena. As an example, he cites Charli XCX’s BRAT album or Chappell Roan’s debut record THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS. “It would be a little strange if I said, ‘Yeah, that’s my favorite,'” Smith explained. “I think what they’ve done as artists is really fantastic. I think I would be dishonest if I said I listen to this at home. So yes, I know [Charli] for a long, long time. Chappell Roan, while she’s been around for a while, only really came to people’s attention in the last year. But anyone who actually goes out and does something, I think is just great.”
He would have preferred not to make that “Hall Of Fame” comment
The “Friday I’m In Love” interpreter also spoke in the podcast about a moment five years ago in New York. At that time, The Cure were welcomed into the flashlights before the event on the occasion of their induction into the “Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame”. The lively interviewer Carrie Keagan could hardly believe that she was able to welcome the goth rockers. “Congratulations The Cure – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees 2019! Are you as excited as I am?” she asked the singer after a euphoric greeting.
Robert Smith – all British – was unimpressed. “From what it sounds like right now, no.” The thwarted presenter tried to save what could be saved. “Oh no,” said Keagan, “what are we supposed to do?” Then the songwriter relented. “I’m sure we will be at some point later,” Smith replied. “It’s still a little early, isn’t it?” The clip of the unfortunate conversation has since gone viral online – many celebrated the musician’s bluntness.