November 1st 2024.
During a recent interview with BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley, frontman of The Cure, Robert Smith, shared a rather peculiar revelation. At the age of 65, he claims to be the owner of the only nocturnal sheep in all of Britain! This may just be his spookiest claim yet, considering his well-known vampiric aesthetic. The interview was part of the band's press run ahead of their upcoming intimate shows at the BBC Radio Theatre.
In addition to the Radio 2 interview, Smith also had a live session with Huw Stephens on 6 Music and another for the "Radio 2 In Concert" series. As the release of their new album approaches, Smith has been opening up more to his fans and sharing more of himself. He explained to Whiley that he is determined to train his sheep to operate on a nocturnal schedule, matching his own lifestyle. He joked that while it may seem impossible to train sheep, he has already succeeded in training one to shake hands. This latest project of his may just become another viral moment for the band.
For Smith, forming a band was a way to avoid the constraints of a traditional workday, as he has always been more of a night owl. "My reason for being in a band was primarily so I didn't have to get up for work," he shared. Nowadays, he heads to bed around sunrise after spending the night being creative and enjoying solitude. He admits that the lack of daylight in January can take its toll on his mood, jokingly saying "If you think I'm miserable, God, January!"
The BBC gigs this week were a rare opportunity for fans to see The Cure in a more intimate setting. These concerts were a prelude to their highly anticipated return to The Troxy in London, which will likely be their last show before their planned tour in 2025. Smith also opened up about his natural inclination towards a nocturnal lifestyle, saying that he has always been this way.
Their upcoming album, Songs of a Lost World, is receiving rave reviews ahead of its release. This will be their 14th album and their first since 2008's 4:13 Dream. The band also acknowledged the looming 50th anniversary in 2028, causing Smith some anxiety. He shared that planning for milestones can be overwhelming, recalling how he thought he had plenty of time for their 2018 celebration but still ended up running out of time.
Smith's recent anecdotes come after the frenzy caused by the band's announcement of their new album. The Close To You hitmakers revealed their first new music in 16 years by placing a single poster on the outside wall of the Crawley pub, where they played their first gig back in 1978. The poster soon went viral online, showing a shiny-looking black poster on the grey wall of The Railway pub in Sussex. While the band eventually confirmed the news on social media, the poster itself had tiny writing revealing the name of the record: Songs of a Lost World.
In a rather somber turn of events, the band's long-time keyboardist, Roger O'Donnell, revealed that he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer last year. As a result, he had to pull out of the band's Latin America tour in November. The band released a statement on social media, asking fans to join them in wishing O'Donnell a speedy recovery.
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