The Cure's Robert Smith, 64, grapples with mortality, plays six dark new songs during cathartic Hollywood Bowl residency: 'It's really hard to keep hold of your younger self
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A rare appearance by the Cure – The Mercury News
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The Cure's Robert Smith, 64, grapples with mortality, plays six dark new songs during cathartic Hollywood Bowl residency: 'It's really hard to keep hold of your younger self
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The Cure's Robert Smith 'sickened' over Ticketmaster fees
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Watch The Cure Debut “Another Happy Birthday” at First of 3 Hollywood Bowl Gigs on New Tour
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Sickened': Robert Smith blasts Ticketmaster fees ahead of The Cure's upcoming tour
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August 15, 2021: Volume XC, No. 16 by Kirkus Reviews - Issuu
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The Cure's Robert Smith: 'I was very optimistic when I was young – now I'm the opposite', The Cure
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Robert Smith guides us on The Cure's sound and vision.
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Robert Smith Archives - Slicing Up Eyeballs
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The Cure's Robert Smith, 64, grapples with mortality, plays six dark new songs during cathartic Hollywood Bowl residency: 'It's really hard to keep hold of your younger self
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The Cure shine at the Hollywood Bowl: Review - Los Angeles Times
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The Cure deliver a gorgeous concert on the first of three shows at the Hollywood Bowl – Daily News
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Watch The Cure Debut “Another Happy Birthday” at First of 3 Hollywood Bowl Gigs on New Tour