Robert Smith Quotes

The problem as you get older is, from my perspective, after a certain amount of songs, you tend to start writing something and then you stop and say, 'Wait, I think I've written that before.'

Robert Smith Siouxsie and the Banshees

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• So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!

  

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• The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.

  

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• The deadpan brilliance of John McCrea has been underrepresented in music since 2004, when Cake served up 'Pressure Chief.'

  

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• It goes without saying that it's hard to attain a certain level of success.

  

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• I wasn't a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing.

  

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• I'm a vegetarian who doesn't like eggplant parmesan. Isn't that awful? I'm also sick of portobello mushrooms. People are like, 'A vegetarian's coming to dinner,' so they serve those.

  

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• We believe this is a crucial next step in revealing what was improper and getting money back to shareholders who lost money.

  

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• The problem as you get older is, from my perspective, after a certain amount of songs, you tend to start writing something and then you stop and say, 'Wait, I think I've written that before.'

  

  Robert Smith Siouxsie and the Banshees
  • Writing
  • Stop
  • Perspective