They weren’t just the whims of this brat, even though they were horribly slandered. Listening to our records like Pornography and Faith, I still think they’re good. “But I think now I’ve reached a point where I’ve been vindicated over certain things. But quietly arrogant, not an Ian McCulloch sort of arrogant or a Morrissey arrogant.” “I’ve always been naturally quiet, but even when I was starting and I was quite shy, I was always very arrogant with regards to what I was doing. “I’ve always been horribly overconfident in anything I’ve done, almost to the point of arrogance,” he’d admitted earlier. Consequently, have proved more resilient than The Tube. Actually, he’s very shrewd, and in his own silent way rather ruthless. Looking at this androgynous figure, who might have been on temporary release from some sort of institution for disturbed children, it would be easy to conclude that Robert is a very strange boy. Instead, he sang, “Why Can’t I Be You,” wriggling at the microphone in a shapeless suit and training shoes, rolling his eyes and pouting coyly through his bright pink lipstick. Presenter Paula Yates had a point when she said there was something about The Cure that made you want to dress up in a teddy bear suit and snuggle up beside them. Between tearful farewells and regretful retrospectives, The Cure took the stage to soothe and excite the studio audience. After five eventful years, the program had finally succumbed to political pressure and maybe simple fatigue. It was the very last edition of The Tube, the most interesting pop show on British TV. This article originally appeared in the July 1987 issue of SPIN.
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