1/1/1985 Unknown Source
The Cure
During the punk boom of 1976 Robert Smith (born 2/14/60) and some pals began a musical collective in Crawley, Sussex called Easy Cure. They changed their name to simply "The Cure" and their first single "Killing An Arab" shot to the top of the alternative charts. Keyboardist Laurence Tolhurst, guitarist Paul Thompson, bassist Simon Gallings and drummer Boris Bransby Williams, have since mad a name for themselves as one of the finest and moodiest bands that England’s produced in the last ten years. Songs like "Let’s Go To Bed" and "The Walk" often pop into Robert’s head while he’s practicing his favorite hobby ("getting into the bath with a cup of Earl Grey tea and a piece of cheese toast"). When he’s not filling in as a guitarist for the Banshees (which he’s done twice), Smith keeps his ever-changing gloom troupe marching to his tune. He someday hopes to retire and become a professional competitive water-skier, but that day is far in the future.
