Robert Smith

“I just don't like the idea of being a public person. I'm not a very public person. It's just a part of my job.”

“I don't think you can ever be an artist if you're not a little bit unhappy.”

“Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.”

“It's better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you're not.”

“I don't think of myself as being a celebrity, it's just a job.”

“I've never been cool and I don't really care about being cool. It's just an awful lot of time and hair gel.”

“I'm not a morose person. I'm a cheerful person. I'm a ridiculously cheerful person.”

“I think the idea of being a rock star is horrible. I'm not a rock star.”

“I write songs about what I feel. I'm not a great intellectual.”

“The expectations of what The Cure are in people's heads is something that I have to fight with on a weekly basis.”

“I've always spent a lot of time on my own. It's how I'm built.”

“For me, the ultimate sad song is not about the person who has left, but the person who is left behind.”

“I don't have a problem with being a bit of a caricature. I mean, it's served me well.”

“I'm not interested in being a pop star. I'm interested in being a musician.”

“The band is the most important thing to me, and the music we make. I don't care about anything else.”