With the completion of the Blue Sunshine project and his departure from Siouxsie and the Banshees, by 1984 Robert Smith had returned to recording and touring with The Cure as his full-time primary band. Michael had a bass, I had got hold of a guitar and our first drummer, Graham, had a drum kit. [2][3] Smith came from a musical family: his father sang and his mother played the piano. [8], Smith was 13 or 14 when he became more serious about rock music and "started to play and learn frenetically". Rock biographers Bowler and Dray note that increasing popular interest in The Cure in America during the mid-late 1980s became "a pat shorthand for TV and film writers to indicate mixed up children – the Steve Martin film Parenthood uses a bedroom poster of Robert to underline the point that 'this adolescent is confused and miserable'". During 1981, The Cure received a home demo tape from And Also the Trees and immediately became friends. Robert Smith)" for Blink-182's self-titled album released in November,[108] and "Believe (feat. [172] Gaiman said that early conceptual sketches for the character by Leigh Baulch and Dave McKean drew influence from David Bowie's Aladdin Sane persona, and Bono from U2. As Smith told Jam! [134] On 25 October 2011, instrumental rock band 65daysofstatic released the track "Come to Me" featuring Robert Smith as a free download, coinciding with the release of their album We Were Exploding Anyway. south-thistle liked this . Now that I'm a cartoon character I'm fully accepted into their world". It was very moving". Robert Smith discography and songs: Music profile for Robert Smith, born 21 April 1959. A statement on the band’s website reads, ‘”THE CURE TOUR […] The following year the song placed at number 22 on VH1's poll "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s". In subsequent decades, Smith explored more poetic moods, which accorded with New Order and other bands of that genre. [28] By January 1977 Malice had changed their name to Easy Cure,[29] partly to distance themselves from these earlier shows. '"[186], In 1998, Smith voiced an animated version of himself in the Mecha-Streisand episode of South Park (Season 1, Episode 12), in which he battles "Mecha" Barbra Streisand in "a battle of Godzilla vs. Mothra scale"[187] that completely destroys the town of South Park, Colorado. In the studio, I often defy the tuners, particularly with keyboard overdubs. Smith would soon expand on his guitar style further with The Cure's second album Seventeen Seconds, notably on the single "A Forest", where Smith played an extended solo-outro on his Jazzmaster, as well as the single 'Play For Today', where Smith demonstrated an intricate use of harmonics. The problem for us was how can we get Barbarella onto a record sleeve and not be seen as idiots.[78]. The Cure's Robert Smith on new album and those awful '80s - … "[217], English singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, For the Irish musician and singer-songwriter, see, Cult Hero and Dance Fools Dance label: 1979–1980, The Stranglers and Associates: April 1980, The Venomettes and Marc and the Mambas: 1983, Remixes, Cranes, Pirate Ships, And Also the Trees: 1989–1993, Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati, and COGASM: 1997–1999, More guest vocals, plus solo cover versions: 2010–2020, Pop culture: references, portrayals and appearances, Other comic book and fan fiction references, Television parodies and cameos: 1990–1993, The Easy Cure "group home demo" of "Grinding Halt" from March 1978, with Tolhurst's longer original lyric, was later released on, "Robert Smith home demo" version of "10:15 Saturday Night", recorded in February 1978, appears on the 2004. S 27"/68.5Cm, M 28.5"/72.5Cm, Lg 29.5"/75Cm, XL 31.5"/80Cm, 2XL 33"/84Cm. zeldarien liked this . [91] Instead, however, the full band line-up of The Cure recorded "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors for Elektra,[91] and "Pirate Ships" did not see official CD release until Disintegration's "Deluxe Edition" reissue in 2010. Condition: New without tags. scene was "one of my greatest moments in life". [147], Smith has a tenor vocal range. [68][69][70] In September, Smith with former Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst (now on keyboards) and session drummer Steve Goulding went into the studio to record a "blatant pop single" at the instigation of Fiction Records manager Chris Parry. [40][49][50] At the tour's end, Smith returned full-time to The Cure. I think there are various Cure sounds from different periods and different line-ups."[148]. Asked by NME.com backstage after the ceremony if there were any plans for more pop-star cameos in The Mighty Boosh, series co-creator and co-star Noel Fielding replied "We're trying to get hold of Robert Smith for the film – I want him to be my uncle ... That would be great! [144], Along with the Banshees, early Cure gigs from 1978–1979 supporting other post-punk bands such as Wire and Joy Division also influenced Smith’s shift in musical direction from The Cure's 1979 album, Three Imaginary Boys, to 1980's sophomore effort, Seventeen Seconds. It was called the Crawley Goat Band – brilliant! At the time, The Associates were also signed to Fiction Records, and had been joined in late 1979 by former Cure bassist Michael Dempsey. robert smith 80s - Google Search. I think he completely changed his persona on stage because of that; he came out of his shell. 279–280; Vianna, Luciano, "Bloodflower opens up The Cure's wounds". 1987 saw the release of the double album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, with the singles "Hot, Hot, Hot!" [40][49] Determined not to let the tour end, Smith volunteered to replace McKay temporarily on condition that The Cure remained the opening act,[49] while ex-Slits drummer Budgie joined on drums. [141], Elsewhere Smith said that the Stranglers were his favourite punk band and that Elvis Costello "was a cut above the whole lot of them", in terms of lyrics and songcraft. While he was never one to shred with the same flash as some of his '80s contemporaries, his influence over droves of players and sub-genres should earn him a more revered spot in the guitar gods pantheon. Smith was ten years old in 1969 when he first heard Nick Drake's album Five Leaves Left: Nick Drake's on the other side of the coin to Jimi Hendrix. And just a bit about stagecraft, and how to use the audience a bit more. Others involve punk metafiction ("So What"), surrealism ("Accuracy"), straightforward rock/pop ("Boys Don't Cry", "I'm Cold"), and poetic mood pieces ("Another Day" and "Fire in Cairo"). [141], Smith soon became influenced by the emergence of the UK punk scene of 1977, and has cited the Sex Pistols, the Stranglers, Elvis Costello and the Buzzcocks as important influences on his own music from this period. [137] On 15 June 2015, the Twilight Sad released a single featuring Smith covering "There's a Girl in the Corner", originally from the Twilight Sad's album Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave. We went through about five different singers – they were fucking useless, basically. [note 9] Near the end of the year, Robert Smith made two guest appearances live at Wembley Arena; first joining Placebo on 5 November on their song "Without You I'm Nothing" and The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry",[122] followed by Blink-182 on 6 December to perform "All of This" and again, "Boys Don't Cry". Robert Smith’s 80s! Mary was ranked in second place, after a woman named Louise who worked in the kitchen. Morrissey has claimed that he now regrets comments he made in the 1980s about fellow alternative rock star Robert Smith of The Cure. [84][86] He described the project as "a real piss-take of what was going on in America", prompted by people referring to "Tim Pope Videos", and said that he "felt really strongly that they were not Tim Pope videos, they were Cure videos or Siouxsie videos or whatever". Gore, Joe, "Confessions of a Pop Mastermind". Sutherland, Steve, "History of The Cure Part 2". Vince produces a can of "Goth Juice: the most powerful hairspray known to man, made from the tears of Robert Smith". The song was re-recorded with Robert Smith playing most instruments in January 1984,[87] produced by Chris Parry, and was released on Fiction Records (with a new video) in June,[86] reaching number 34 in the British charts.[84]. Revolutionary Comics produced a biographical comic book on The Cure in 1991 as Issue No. They drew something out of me". I really liked the Buzzcocks' melodies, while the great thing about the Banshees was that they had this great wall of noise, which I'd never heard before. So he gave me that at the end of Seventeen Seconds. You knew straight away, you either loved it or hated it, and it polarised an entire nation for that summer. robert smith. "[168] Shortly after the award ceremony, Burton again reiterated to BBC 6 Music his long-standing admiration for the Cure, and his desire to collaborate with them. [199][200] Smith adds that he also "does not feel responsible enough to bring a child into the world". I inherited an approach from John [McKay, the Banshee's first guitarist] which was just to have everything full up. [174] Smith said that the song "Burn", The Cure's contribution to the 1994 film adaptation's soundtrack, was deliberately written and performed in the style of "The Hanging Garden". Between 1985 and 1996, his musical outings beyond The Cure were comparatively rare, with notable exceptions including remix work for And Also the Trees and Cranes. Another of the series' regular characters, Edward Colanderhands, appears in one episode as a member of The Cure's audience. [120] On 21 October, Robert stood in as one of three guest presenters for John Peel on BBC Radio 1,[121] just days before Peel's death. Both of those styles were left behind as a third emerged during the production of The Cure's debut album, Three Imaginary Boys. I just want to thank you for inspiring me. robert smith. "Robert Smith Gets Happy". The CURE T-shirt 80's New Wave Robert Smith Tee 100%Cotton Adult Men M-2XL Black | eBay. [1], Robert James Smith was born on 21 April 1959 in Blackpool, Lancashire, the third of four children born to Rita Mary (née Emmott) and James Alexander Smith. Robert, who is the only continuous member of the legendary band … and "Just Like Heaven" becoming popular in the US. [24] Smith said that "the group" eventually became Malice, "sort of a sub-metal punk group -with Michael Dempsey, Laurence and two other blokes. [128], From 2010–2012, as well as continuing to collaborate with other artists as a guest performer, several cover versions were released by Robert Smith performing solo. I just usually write when I'm depressed. [71][82][83], Meanwhile, in between commitments to The Cure, the Glove and the Banshees, Smith also found time to perform on Tim Pope's Syd Barrett-inspired[84] "I Want To Be A Tree" single. [125] Another guest vocal on Paul Hartnoll of Orbital's song "Please" was released as a single[126] and appeared on The Ideal Condition in May 2007. In 1988, a Spin magazine interview with Smith reported that "the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (i.e. I wish I'd stuck with it. The album was released in Japan in March 2011, and teasers of the Robert Smith track were available from the Chain of Flowers fan-site. But I'm not like that all the time. [16][66][67] That August, Smith briefly resurrected the Dance Fools Dance label to record and release the single "Frame One" by Crawley gothic/post-punk outfit Animation. In the band's earliest period, he used a soft vocal style on the demos of "10:15 Saturday Night" and "Boys Don't Cry", and a frenetic punk style on "I Just Need Myself". The Obelisk featured Robert Smith (still playing piano at this point), alongside Marc Ceccagno (lead guitar), Michael Dempsey (guitar), Alan Hill (bass) and Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst (percussion) and, according to the Cure's official biography Ten Imaginary Years, gave their only performance at a school function in April 1972. Membership "used to fluctuate between five and fifteen" people according to Smith. [8] Smith said, "[Janet] was a piano prodigy, so sibling rivalry made me take up guitar because she couldn't get her fingers around the neck. [36] Between 1978–79, Smith composed and recorded demo versions of some of The Cure's definitive early songs on his sister Janet's Hammond organ with a built-in tape recorder, including "10:15 Saturday Night". [87] Over the 1983 Christmas holidays, Pope and a friend, Charles Gray, recorded what Pope described as "this really stupid song" that they had co-written years earlier as teenagers. To test the idea, Smith and Severin recorded a reworking of The Cure's "Siamese Twins", with Lol Tolhurst on drums, and Anne Stephenson and Virginia Hewes (later known as Ginni Ball) of the Venomettes on violins, which was performed on BBC Two's music programme Riverside in March 1983, featuring two dancers choreographed by Dixon. [114], January 2004 also saw the single release of Junior Jack's "Da Hype (feat. "[25] As "The Group" gradually became Malice and began regular rehearsals in January 1976, Smith was still one of several floating members. He later recalled: "...every person in Britain who saw that performance, it's stuck with them. [216] In a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Smith commented on his political views saying he has "always held what could be considered a socialist viewpoint on the world" before concluding that "I think right of centre is always wrong, and that’s as political as I get in public. [12] At the age of thirteen in 1972, Smith first saw David Bowie on television, performing "Starman" on Top of the Pops. People think you're like that all the time, but I don't think that. [207] As well as having participated in the Crawley Goat Band since around 1973, Janet played keyboards as a member of Cult Hero in 1979, and their older sister Margaret contributed backing vocals to the project. [145] The sombre mood of early albums, combined with Smith's on-stage persona, cemented the band's "gothic" image. "[153], While recording The Cure's debut Three Imaginary Boys album in 1978, Smith was using a Woolworth's Top 20 electric guitar, and he was advised by Chris Parry to use a better instrument. "[10], According to Dave Bowler and Bryan Dray, biographers of The Cure, the school expelled ex-Malice co-founder Marc Ceccagno along with Smith, whose new band, called Amulet, played the December school show. A new track, 'McPath' was played for the first time that night, and was subsequently released. Robert Smith The Cure Music 80s Hoodie gift that you can give to your loved ones. [110] Although issued under the moniker of The Cure, the "Mark Plati mix" was in fact an entirely new recording resulting from the studio collaborations between Slick, Plati and Smith. The first thing Robert Smith does is apologise for the makeup. Tonight The Cure are playing their first Glasgow show for 25 years (I was at the last one in the Barrowlands. [138] In 2015, Smith also contributed vocals to "In All Worlds", a single from Eat Static's album Dead Planet. [28] O'Toole remained Easy Cure's steady front man for several months while the group played the local pub circuit, "building up an enormous local following", and was even the singer on the home demo tapes that landed them their first recording contract with Hansa Records.[29]. He worked with a lot of big-name artists and he felt it was his duty as a socialist to relieve them of some of their worldly possessions. where Smith included an intricate funk playing style that intersected with Porl Thompson's guitar lines. Quantity: 3 or more for £8.09 each. Smith wrote the words and sang "Perfect Blue Sky (feat. I remembered the power of that live performance and I've tried to have that in my mind since I started up my own group. Robert Smyth is a comprehensive school founded in 1607 as the local grammar school in Market Harborough and firmly grounded in a commitment to educational excellence. He claimed that Mary "used to dress as a witch to scare little children", that she sometimes dressed up as Robert Smith in his pyjamas, and that he could never take people home "because I never know who is going to answer the door". [213] Janet is also credited with having taught Robert's guitar technician Perry Bamonte to play piano while the band were recording Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, prior to Bamonte joining the group as keyboardist in 1990. Smith bought a Fender Jazzmaster, having recently seen Elvis Costello playing one on Top of the Pops. I always preferred him to the other one" (i.e. [77] Retrospectively, the Melody Maker's Steve Sutherland described the Glove as "a manic psychedelic pastiche". [179] Gothic horror and fantasy writer Poppy Z. Brite in his vampire novel Lost Souls (1992) uses a poster of Robert Smith on a bedroom wall as a sexual prop during a homoerotic encounter between two of his characters, Laine and Nothing. [81] Meanwhile, both the Glove's second single, "Punish Me With Kisses", and the Banshees' live double album and companion video, Nocturne from the Albert Hall shows, appeared in November. Ray’s catchphrase was "oh no, what a personal disaster". I did three A levels – failed biology miserably, scraped through French and got a 'B' in English. I think also that because he had an untimely death like Jimi Hendrix, he was never able to compromise his early work. For me the idea of being a musician has nothing to do with technical ability, but I suppose you have to have a certain amount to be able to put ideas into music. "[157] The band Madness then performs a musical cameo. Both drummer Lol Tolhurst and bassist Mick Dempsey are also noted as having performed vocals with the group in the early years. Item information. If Porl [Thompson] and I tune together and play the same thing, but he plays hard and I play soft, it will sound completely off. O'Barr, however, has downplayed the influence of Robert Smith on the lead character Eric Draven's physical appearance, saying that "the idea that the look has been inspired by him has really been overblown" and that the visual aspect of the character owed more to Peter Murphy and Iggy Pop. So I thought, 'If I can get away with that, I can be the singer.' [71][79] In March 1984, the next Banshees single to feature Robert Smith on guitar, "Swimming Horses" was released, followed by "Dazzle" in May, and finally the album Hyæna in June – Smith having left the Banshees the month prior to release, citing health issues due to his overloaded schedule. [88][89][90] In December that year while mixing The Cure's live album Entreat, Robert also recorded a solo cover version of Wendy Waldman's "Pirate Ships",[note 6] originally intended for Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary; a compilation album celebrating the history of The Cure's US label Elektra Records. Robert Smith)" on veteran Bowie guitarist Earl Slick's Zig Zag album, released 9 December 2003. Length(Back Neck To … I think [producer] Mike Hedges stole it. You need the capacity to learn – most people tend to stay at the same level, which [I think] is boring to listen to. Considine, J. D., "What's The Big Idea? [149][150][151][152] In a 1992 interview with Guitar Player magazine, Smith shared insights from his first guitar lessons—undertaken at the age of 9 years—and his guitar-playing style, as well as his habit of purposely detuning the high "E" (first) string on his guitars. [163][164][165] In 1996, Smith confirmed to French magazine Télérama that Burton had approached The Cure about a number of collaborations, and regularly kept in touch with the group about each of his latest film projects, but that they had thus far always been too busy either touring or recording to contribute. With every Cure album release onward, Smith would incorporate a number of different guitars and sounds into the Cure’s repertoire with stylistic versatility and craftsmanship over the course of thirty years. The Old Grey Whistle Test screened the video, which Pope says resulted in several record deals being offered. Smith also returned to touring as a live guitarist with Siouxsie and the Banshees from November, following the collapse of then-Banshee John McGeoch from nervous exhaustion one week before the band were due to go on tour. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984, and was part of the short-lived group The Glove in 1983. Robert Smith said he considers "Just Like Heaven" to be one of the band's strongest works, and called it "the best pop song the Cure have ever done". Smith is known for his distinctive voice, guitar-playing style and strange look, the latter two of which were influential on the goth subculture that rose to prominence in the 1980s. It was not long afterwards that Robert Smith attended his first rock concert – Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Festival. Robert had previously suggested to Severin that "the Banshees shouldn't be doing tours, they should be doing something really ambitious like The Wizard of Oz on stage", and Severin decided to adapt this idea for the "Play at Home" episode, substituting the Wizard of Oz concept with Alice in Wonderland to tie the theme with the Banshees' Wonderland recording label. Simonart, Serge, "The Bats in the head of Robert 'THE CURE' Smith are ok". [74] From May 1983, however, with The Cure on hold and Siouxsie and Budgie working together as the Creatures, recording of the Glove's album Blue Sunshine began in earnest. Robert W Smith is listed as a Managing Member with Bob Smith Enterprises, LLC in Florida. Before this, I knew nothing. Let’s show those Quietus people what a proper list looks like! [31][32] During March 1977, a vocalist named Gary X came and went, and was replaced by Peter O'Toole, described as "a demon footballer and Bowie fan" who made his singing debut in April. These sessions produced "More Than This" (not to be confused with the Roxy Music song) for The X-Files: The Album,[citation needed] and a cover of Depeche Mode's "World in My Eyes" for the tribute album For the Masses. [95][96] For one of the French dates of the tour (Stade Couvert Régional, Liévin, 15 November 1992), Cranes' vocalist Alison Shaw was ill and the group had to revise their entire set, with Robert Smith replacing Alison's vocal melodies on 6-string bass, and joined by The Cure's guitarist Porl Thompson. [112] Released in September 2003, the single reached number 14 in the German Top100 Singles charts,[113] and three separate remixes later appeared on the 2004 album Monument; "A Forest" being described by AllMusic's Rick Anderson as "the centerpiece of the album". I actually wrote "Primary" on it and incorporated it into a few other things.[155]. Sullivan, Jim. [citation needed], Smith and Severin meanwhile co-wrote the music to the Marc and the Mambas song "Torment", which also featured the Venomettes, and appeared on the album Torment and Toreros,[76] while the Venomettes (McCarrick, Stephenson and Hewes) all performed strings in the studio with the Glove. [118] In 2004, on 17 September at Old Billingsgate Market in London,[119] Robert joined Blink-182 live onstage to perform "All of This" during the MTV Icon tribute to The Cure. 10 available / 3 sold. Neil remarks: "I hope Mike hurries back with the cure!" Smith's notable guitar work was first heard on the first Cure single "Killing An Arab" which was released in Dec. 1978, where Smith performed an intricate Middle Eastern sounding descending and ascending guitar riff to accompany the song, as well as the B-side 10:15 Saturday Night, where Smith played the heavily-distorted 'tremolo bar' solo that's featured in the song. [101] Again, both were released under the name of the Cure, but were essentially Robert Smith solo recordings. "[10] According to Smith, "four other kids" beat him up after school, although Jeff Apter notes that Smith has given several conflicting versions of the story. Pictures Of You Funny Pictures Halloween Playlist Friday Im In Love Friday Jr Robert Smith The Cure 80s Songs 80s Music Funny Picture Quotes. Along with Robert Smith, his childhood best friend, he was the group’s only constant member—at least, until 1989, when Smith kicked him out not … There is a nice packing slip that has all the information that you might need. [215], Smith says that he is generally uncomfortable with interviews and conversations with strangers and does not express an interest or desire to engage in either,[199] giving rise to a dry sense of humour as exemplified at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One of them is “Respectable” by Mel ‘n’ Kim. One issue of The Crow dedicated an entire page to reprinting the lyrics from The Cure song "The Hanging Garden", and O'Barr said that he was listening a lot to The Cure's early albums such as Seventeen Seconds and Faith while he was writing the story. This new sound, which can be heard on most of the final versions of songs from that period, became the signature Smith sound, which he generally abandoned during the Seventeen Second… He was never able to put a foot wrong. [124] In November 2006, Robert appeared on UK trance and trip hop act Faithless's album To All New Arrivals, on the track "Spiders, Crocodiles & Kryptonite", featuring prominent samples of The Cure's "Lullaby", for which Smith recorded a new performance of the original vocal. I remember listening to "Anarchy" for the very first time at a party and thinking "this is it!" Smith was born in Blackpool, Lancashire to a musical family, before relocating to Horley, Surrey at age 3, and then Crawley, West Sussex at age 6. However, Smith denies any credit for this trend and claims it is a coincidence that the styles are similar, stating that he wore makeup since he was young and stating that "it's so pitiful when 'Goth' is still tagged onto the name of The Cure". [71][74] The Glove took its name from the "murder mitten" from the Beatles' animated feature Yellow Submarine, while the album title came from a B-movie by the same name about a potent strain of LSD that caused people to lose their hair and turn into homicidal maniacs many years after their first trip. [40][49] The pair hit it off, and Severin invited Smith to accompany the Banshees on a UK tour in support of their second album Join Hands. Because if you look at early clips of their performances you can see he's sort of much more shy and retiring than he becomes a bit later on, and of course, his whole look changes as well. The Cult Hero single was released on the Fiction Records label in December 1979, while the Magspies/Obtainers split single appeared on Dance Fools Dance the following year. MTV's Half Hour of Comedy Hour (1990–1991), for example, featured a mock episode of This Old House in which a parody of Smith's Disintegration-era persona is seen asking building contractors to leave his house in a semi-demolished state to retain the sense of "urban decay". Robert Smith and his smeary lipstick gang filled the 80s with single after single of bizarre, cryptic and urgently wonderful tracks. Barbarian, L., Steve Sutherland & Robert Smith. [214], With the patience of a saint, she spent a month teaching me the rudiments of playing piano. [127] Placebo's Steve Hewitt meanwhile announced plans to launch a solo dance/drum'n'bass-influenced album under the working title of Ancient B to feature Smith singing some tracks, and bassist Jon Thorne of Lamb. "Robert Smith This Is Your Life". In 2015, Smith contributed vocals to the song "Please" from the album 8:58, a project by Paul Hartnoll. [196], On 13 August 1988, Smith married Mary Theresa Poole (born 3 October 1958), whom he met in drama class at St Wilfrid's when he was 14. Smith explained this guitar customization in 1992: "The third pickup [in the Fender Jazzmaster] is from a Woolworth's Top 20 guitar, my very first electric. They became great friends and later started dating. I had never used the words. Albums include Song Machine, Season One, Not in … [39][note 3] Michael Dempsey, discussing his own departure from the group at this time, later remarked: Robert's new songs were more of a personal statement – entirely personal to him – and I couldn't make that statement on his behalf.[40]. [183] Rob Newman and David Baddiel's live comedy video, History Today (1992), also features Newman's Robert Smith character, singing the children's songs "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "I'm a Little Teapot". You just remember that night watching David Bowie on TV. [190] Smith later described the impact of the episode on his twenty-odd nieces and nephews to Q magazine: "Being in South Park has made a huge impact on their lives. [48][49] Both the Banshees and The Cure had been signed to Polydor and its imprint Fiction, respectively, by Chris Parry, and Smith was already a fan of the Banshees. [210], The Cure's in-house design company "Parched Art" (Porl Thompson and Andy Vella) created the album cover for The Cure's The Head on the Door using a manipulated photograph of Janet taken by Porl. "[156], An early "pop culture" reference to The Cure is found in the eleventh episode of BBC2's anarchic alternative comedy series The Young Ones, from 1984. Sutherland, Steve, "The Glove Will Tear Us Apart". 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