While followers of the Cure eagerly await the band’s first new album in 16 years, frontman Robert Smith has revealed he solely plans to stay lively for an additional 5 years.

During an interview with The Times, the 65 year-old singer mentioned his evolving views on mortality, and the way that comes throughout within the Cure’s music.

“Our songs always had a fear of mortality,” he famous. “I don’t feel my age at all but I’m aware of it and when you get older that fear becomes more real. Death becomes more everyday. When you are younger you romanticize death, but then it happens to your family and friends. I am a different person to the last record and I wanted to put that across. It can be trite. People could say, ‘Oh, we’re all going to die — surprise me!’ But I try to find some emotional connection to that idea.”

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Smith turned 65 in April and he appears to have a 5 yr timeline for his profession; The Times famous a plan for the Cure to tour till 2028 – the band’s fiftieth anniversary — and Smith confirmed his retirement would come quickly afterward.

“I’m 70 in 2029,” he remarked. “And that’s it, that really is it. If I make it that far, that’s it.”

“I’ve led a very privileged life,” the frontman continued. “I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been. I’m still doing what I always wanted but the fact I’m still upright is probably the best thing about being me because there have been points where I didn’t think I would hit 30, 40, 50. My mind doesn’t function with the same acuity it once had, but I’m much more relaxed and easier to get on with.”

When Does the Cure’s New Album Come Out?

Songs of the Lost World, the Cure’s first new album since 2008’s 4:13 Dream, comes out on Nov. 1. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have launched two songs from the LP so far: “Alone” and “A Fragile Thing.” Additionally, a number of new songs have been live-premiered in the course of the Cure’s 2022-23 tour, together with “Endsong,” “And Nothing Is Forever” and “I Can Never Say Goodbye.”

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