Robert Smith Professions : Musician Born : April 21, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 109 quotes by Robert Smith I'd rather spend my time looking at the sky than listening to Whitney Houston. Robert Smith houston listening sky Refusing to grow up is like refusing to accept your limitations. That's why I don't think we'll ever grow up. Robert Smith growing-up accepting thinking It's really easy to slide into a depression fueled by the pointlessness of existence. Robert Smith existence slides easy It's a perfect day for letting go. Robert Smith perfect-days crazy letting-go I lose myself in music because I can't be bothered explaining what I feel to anyone else around me. Robert Smith because-i-can explaining feels If you feel alienated from people around you, it's because no one tries to understand you. Robert Smith feels trying people I married somebody who likes the way I look. If I changed my hair every year, and I reinvented myself in time-honoured pop fashion, I think understandably the person I'm married to would grow slightly sick of me. Robert Smith fashion hair thinking I've discovered special makeup by a company called M.A.C. You could wear it on the surface of the sun and it wouldn't move. Robert Smith makeup special moving You can't drink on an eight hour flight, pass out, and then go onstage... well you can, but then you're Spandau Ballet. Robert Smith flight eight ballet I wore makeup when I was at school, and I wore makeup when glam started. I started wearing it again when punk started. I've always been drawn to wearing it. It's partly ritualistic, partly theatrical and partly just because I think I look better with it on. Robert Smith makeup school thinking B is for Breasts Of which ladies have two; Once prized for the function, Now for the view. Robert Smith women views two I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was. Robert Smith made want desire I am very self-conscious a lot of the time. Robert Smith self-conscious conscious self I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it. Robert Smith smile faces writing I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore. Robert Smith way thinking In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated. Robert Smith irritated people needs A lot of journalists give me a hard time about how I look, but I've never met a journalist I'd rather look like. Robert Smith hard-times giving looks Whenever I'm home, I haven't got any makeup on. But even in the studio, before I do vocals, I put makeup on. Robert Smith makeup havens home Every animal would rather die themselves than lose their offspring. But it's just genes, isn't it? All of our existence is spent worrying about the next generation, but we don't actually seem to get anywhere. Robert Smith generations worry animal In all relationships, there are always aching holes and that's where the impossible wishes come into it. Robert Smith holes wish impossible Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors
