The Cure’s Robert Smith distances himself from the label ‘goth’

'Goth was like a pantomime to me' The Cure's Robert Smith live in 1989. Credit: Frans Schellekens/Redferns The Cure‘s Robert Smith has distanced himself from the term ‘goth’, claiming that it feels like ‘pantomime’. Smith is often seen to be a forefather and cultural leader within goth culture due to his vampiric appearance and the band’s dark themes, however he claims that it’s all entirely a coincidence. When Time Out asked if […] The post The Cure’s Robert Smith distanc...

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