True repentance has a double aspect. It looks upon things past with a weeping eye, and upon the future with a watchful eye.
Robert SmithPerhaps not as badly applied and not as obvious, but for thousands of years, people have worn makeup on stage.
Robert SmithI became an adult in an extreme way. I was recently sorting some old photographs and I found another.
Robert SmithI do a job I really, really love and I kind of have fun with. People think you can't be grown up unless you're moaning about your job.
Robert SmithWhen punk came along, I found my generation's music. I grew up listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, 'cause that was what got played in the house. But when I first saw the Stranglers, I thought, 'This is it.'
Robert SmithWhen 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.
Robert Smith