“I kept passing on the opportunity to sit down and have a drink with him, have a chat,” Smith said. “I was very regretful. I had never used the words. I wrote them down to get it out of my system. I thought it might be a good opportunity to actually sing something with a bit more emotional weight. The singles are a bit glib, because I think they have a better chance of getting airplay. It is nice to sing a song that meant something, and to think it is going to be a single is a good thing. Strangely enough, it turned out to be the record company’s favourite one.” (Robert Smith)
THE CURE 