Aftermath
Tele-Meister
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/paul-weller-attacks-the-cure-frontman-robert-smith/ He said some very unkind things.
Paul Weller RIPS into the Cure front man Robert Smith
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schoolie
Tele-Afflicted
That's entertainment
aging_rocker
Poster Extraordinaire
Grumpy old fart...
Manual Slim
Poster Extraordinaire
He'd fit right in here!
CV Jee Beez
Tele-Afflicted
His comments may have backfired because now, I think less of him and more of Robert Smith.
Dismalhead
Doctor of Teleocity
Never heard of Paul Weller or The Jam before. I've heard of The Cure.
papa32203
Tele-Afflicted
Wow. Scathing.
Chuckster
Tele-Afflicted
Weller is one of my guitar heroes that inspired me to play, but his ornery nature is well documented.
McGoldTopp
Tele-Meister
Number of the jam albums I have had… 1
number of Cure albums I still have…. at least 12….
number of Cure albums I still have…. at least 12….
ficelles
Tele-Holic
Weller is tedious. Mad Bob is interesting. We have spoken.
ReverendRevolver
Friend of Leo's
I mean, Weller is a name I hear in passing. Never knew he was from the Jam. Jam split in '82 according to the Google search I just did. Mayhaps Weller hasn't done as much as other "started in 70s, band broke up in the 80s" guys such as Glenn Danzig, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, or embarrassingly for everyone, Jon Lydell?
Smith is a name people know, and actively associate with the Cure. And his hair. And his obnoxious makeup, which for all anyone can guess may have been tattooed on since '85 with nobody noticing.
So while I can agree that he's way too old (at twice my age) to wear smudged makeup and be depressing, he's earned his niche in music and pop culture, and nobody would recognize him without it. It's not like David Lee Roth spraying his hair on. It's more like "obviously Lemmy wouldn't shave or get the mole removed " territory.
It'd be like Cheetah Chrome talking smack about Henry Rollins. If you have to Google who Cheetah is, you've proven my point.
But his reactions:
We're funny.
Got people talking about his otherwise forgotten band.
Smith is a name people know, and actively associate with the Cure. And his hair. And his obnoxious makeup, which for all anyone can guess may have been tattooed on since '85 with nobody noticing.
So while I can agree that he's way too old (at twice my age) to wear smudged makeup and be depressing, he's earned his niche in music and pop culture, and nobody would recognize him without it. It's not like David Lee Roth spraying his hair on. It's more like "obviously Lemmy wouldn't shave or get the mole removed " territory.
It'd be like Cheetah Chrome talking smack about Henry Rollins. If you have to Google who Cheetah is, you've proven my point.
But his reactions:
We're funny.
Got people talking about his otherwise forgotten band.
Spox
Tele-Holic
Has anyone ever seen them in the same room together?
I have it on very good authority that they are the same person.
I have it on very good authority that they are the same person.
57joonya
Tele-Afflicted
Could be some kind of thing where Paul weller really wants to be prancing around in all that makeup !! I don’t know why else he would care . Who is Robert smith hurting ? Seems like a nice guy who just happens to like to wear makeup 
ficelles
Tele-Holic
Are you sure? I thought Mad Bob and Ruby Wax were the same person...
Chuckster
Tele-Afflicted
Might want to do a little more "Google homework"... widely regarded as one of the most influential singers/songwriters/guitarists of the Post-Punk genre.
Agreed, he is not for everyone, and he's a crank, but an icon nonetheless.
Nogoodnamesleft
Tele-Afflicted
Yikes. Careful Paul - what you give is what you get…
That’s too bad. I never really got into The Jam that much. Both good in their own right but Smith is far more creative which, for me, already puts him miles ahead.
Perhaps this is all hype for a duet in the making? That would be interesting.
That’s too bad. I never really got into The Jam that much. Both good in their own right but Smith is far more creative which, for me, already puts him miles ahead.
Perhaps this is all hype for a duet in the making? That would be interesting.
SnidelyWhiplash
Poster Extraordinaire
I like Paul Weller & the Cure. PWs candor is refreshing in this era of cloying PC platitudes.
aging_rocker
Poster Extraordinaire
Weller is a notorious grumpy bugger, so no surprises here really.
Both of 'em are pretty well-known, they are both pretty iconic figures, and for good reasons.
However, I have always listened to The Cure far more than The Jam/Style Council/solo Weller.
I'm almost exactly the same age as Robert Smith, but I like to think I'm wearing better than he is...no hair or makeup for me these days though
Bob, spotted without too much make-up recently:
Both of 'em are pretty well-known, they are both pretty iconic figures, and for good reasons.
However, I have always listened to The Cure far more than The Jam/Style Council/solo Weller.
I'm almost exactly the same age as Robert Smith, but I like to think I'm wearing better than he is...no hair or makeup for me these days though
Bob, spotted without too much make-up recently:
beyer160
Poster Extraordinaire
Unkind, but not necessarily untrue.
Weller's been making fantastic music for decades (I'm willing to forgive him for the Style Council), I haven't heard a Cure song since the early '80s that wasn't garbage.
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