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

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

I wouldn't want to think people doted on us, hung on every word, or wanted to look like us.

I am very self-conscious a lot of the time.

Whenever I'm home, I haven't got any makeup on. But even in the studio, before I do vocals, I put makeup on.

When you're in a young band for the first time, geographically you're in the same place and you tend to go out and socialize. You play more shows, you spend more time together. You're a unit. As you grow older, inevitably you develop a life outside the band. I think it would be tragic if you didn't.

It's really easy to slide into a depression fueled by the pointlessness of existence.