“No, come to think of it, I don't think the Cure will end, but I can make up an ending if you want me to.”Robert Smith (musician) Spin magazine 1989
“We never became a mainstream band. It's kind of like we've bridged two worlds, or fallen between two stools, between alternative and mainstream. To a lot of mainstream programmers, The Cure is still a bit too weird. To an alternative programmer, sometimes we're a bit too mainstream. Sometimes we've benefited from that and sometimes we've kind of suffered. I actually enjoy that kind of position because I think it reflects what the band does”Robert Smith (musician) CMJ, December 1999
“The Cure, is the kind of band that wanders in and out of the mainstream's gaze. (The Boston Globe newspaper 1997)”Robert Smith (musician)
“I don't understand this obsession with banging out records. What a stupid attitude! Like the world is holding its breath waiting for the next Cure album. It isn't.”Robert Smith (musician) Papermag Paper Daily 1996
“There have been very few virtuosos in the history of the group, but there have been a lot of really nice people. The Cure backstage is a notoriously fun-filled zone.”Robert Smith (musician) JAM TV
“I'm not going to worry about the Cure slipping down into the second division; it doesn't bother me because I never expected to be in the first division anyway.”Robert Smith (musician) A soccer reference Alternative Press