Robert Smith: The Cure and Wishful Thinking by Richard Carman

by Richard Carman

The very first in-depth biography on The Cure explores nearly thirty years of one of rock's most influential bands. Formed as The Easy Cure in 1976 by school friends Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst and Michael Dempsey, The Cure were one of the first post-punk bands to inject pure pop back into post-Pistols rock. Throughout a career filled with paradox and evolution, endless personnel changes, and side-projects including stints with Slouxsie and the Banshees and The Glove, iconic frontman Robert Smith has remained alive to changes in the music scene. Now in their third decade they remain relevant and connected, when many of their contemporaries are reduced to nostalgia packages and worse. This full-length, extensively researched biography of the band, and of Smith - one of rock's most enduring figures - is the most up-to-date telling of a never-ending story; it also analyses in depth the 'goth' subculture and its relationship with The Cure.

Genres: Music

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[sheena d! · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first biography I've read on Robert, and while I adore his voice and words, I never really thought much about much about his life or motives. To be fair, I still haven't. But this work was a prize to read, if only because it is rewarding to read something written by a stranger who is as fascinated by a topic as you are. Cliche, blah, yea. What I mean is, Richard Carman gives you that same feeling you got when you learned your chemistry teacher was also a huge Cure-addict. That feeling that made you come to school early and want to become a scientist. He asks a lot of the questions you'd ask, and says things about your favourite songs that perhaps have never occurred to you. Yea, yea, yea. If you like the Cure, read this. It offers that warm solidarity you only find amongst other Cure addicts. And fun reminders of what else was going on in music as the band grew up. And if you don't care about the Cure, don't read this.

[bądź mi konwalią · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kocham po niej Roberta Smith jeszcze mocniej

[malyfanrobertakowalskiego89 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nie wiem czy juz mowilem ze lubie troche Robsona Kowalskiego

[Tiff Jupeti · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is absolutely fantastic with excellent writing, i love it too much.