THE CRUE
“I didn’t write a song until I was 15. A terrible song. I can’t remember what the title was, but strangely enough, it was very similar to ‘Why Can’t I Be You’... ” —Robert Smith
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“I didn’t write a song until I was 15. A terrible song.
I can’t remember what the title was, but strangely enough, it was very similar to ‘Why Can’t I Be You’... ”
—Robert Smith
THE CRUE
"My brother took me to see Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight when I was 10. I've got a picture of me with a glazed expression on my face. My brother took me to see 2001: A Space Odyssey when it came out. I went to see it 11 times in two weeks. That gave me a bit of brian damage as well."
—Robert Smith
