Bands Gone Wild: The Cure

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Robert Smith formed the band The Cure with his schoolmates when he was still in middle school. They found early success and soon began touring around the world. But their sobriety and mental health began to suffer from the strain while on tour. It all came to a dramatic end on stage in Brussels in 1982. Resources: “The Crack Up” by Tonino Cagnucci, October 11, 2014. https://thecuretc.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/the-crack-up-2/ “The ‘one time’ Robert Smith was really frightened with ‘The Cure’” by Jordan Potter for Far Out Magazine, August 20, 2022. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/time-robert-smith-really-frightened-the-cure/ The Story of “The Cure” (2004), More Music Shows, May 15, 2020, YouTube. https://youtu.be/9W7vOJC1qLI

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:02.4	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:05.9	This episode contains explicit language.
0:08.7	It is not intended for children.
0:10.4	Listen or discretion is advised.
0:13.0	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:22.8	We're in the series, Vans Gone Wild,
0:26.0	and this is Rocktober.
0:28.0	So as you guys know, this month I'm doing things
0:30.6	a little bit differently.
0:31.6	So if you're a new listener, what is typical is a true
0:35.8	crime story from start to finish that is written and narrated by me. But in these rocktober
0:40.8	episodes, I do a little bit of a more casual take.
0:43.7	Just a little bit more laid back because we are talking about rock and roll bands, rock and
0:47.4	roll mayhem, musicians. Any of you are musicians?
0:52.4	I salute you. I wish I was a musician, but I am not. I am a podcaster. All I know how to do is talk. I cannot sing, I cannot play an instrument. I'm trying to learn to do a little bit of both of those things, but for now, let's just get to the podcast, right after this short break. And so So on our second episode of the series, Bands Gone Wild, I get to talk about a band I was really
1:35.2	excited to research because I am a big fan have been a big fan of this band
1:39.9	since the 80s. yes I am that old.
1:43.7	And that is the cure.
1:45.7	I'm going to tell you a little bit about the band and I'm going to tell you a lot about
1:49.6	the band's frontman, Robert Smith.
1:52.1	And the reason I'm going to focus on Robert is not only because he is the most recognizable of the band members
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