He doesn’t provide a reason. But he probably doesn’t have to. Like so many artists before him, even authorities and offices, Robert Smith has announced his departure from X (formerly Twitter). His goodbye coincides with Donald Trump’s inauguration. Its whisperer is Elon Musk, the richest person in the world – and boss of the short message service.
“19TH JANUARY 2025. TIME TO GO. ANY OTHER ACCOUNT ON TWITTER CLAIMING TO BE ME IS A LIE. I MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE HERE: https://bsky.app/profile/robert.thecure.com… OR HERE: https://instagram.com/robertsmith/ OR HERE: https://universeodon.com/@RobertSmith… OTHERWISE I WILL LIKELY BE OUTSIDE.”
In German: “19. JANUARY 2025. TIME TO GO. ANY OTHER ACCOUNT ON TWITTER THAT CLAIM TO BE ME IS A LIE. I CAN BE HERE FROM TIME TO TIME: https://bsky.app/profile/robert.thecure.com… OR HERE: https://instagram.com/robertsmith/ OR HERE: https://universeodon.com/@RobertSmith…OTHERWISE I’LL PROBABLY BE OUTSIDE. Good luck… RSX”
Robert Smith on X:
We were happy to adopt the spelling in all capital letters. The Cure singer’s messages, which seem hammered, appear appropriately emotional.
Robert Smith will definitely be missed by his fans and followers on X. He wrote great posts. He carried out his conflict with the concert ticket company Ticketmaster, the fight for cheaper tickets, on X. Successfully. He also announced on Most recently, the 65-year-old was outraged on X about a digital Christmas card that only depicted four of six Cure members.
Anyone who would like to follow Robert Smith can from now on, as announced above, do so on Instagram Bluesky and Universeodon, an offshoot of Mastodon. As he writes, he can sometimes be found there. Otherwise “outside”. Maybe on tour soon?