The Cure

It seems Craig Killburn has a concert series airing for his latenight talkshow. I am not sure of the details. Perhaps this is temporary or an ongoing thing. It doesn't interest me that much. Flicking through the channels I happened upon his show and his guest was Robert Smith from "The Cure". Now, I have never been a fan of The Cure, but I have also never had any reason to dislike them. If a cd was playing of them it never bothered me and their persona never bothered me either. But....seeing Robert Smith doing an interview wearing red lipstick (mind you it was a nice shade) and his eyes painted black freaked me out a little. I mean the guy was born in '59. When The Cure arrived on the music scene I could relate to the makeup and the persona of Smith, but he's frickin' 45 yrs old. Hey, make a personal fashion statement if you want to, but change it up once in awhile. Imagine waking up to that look every morning of your life. I am in no way knocking the music of the group, what they have contributed to art, what they stand for etc..., but doesn't there come a point in ones life where such fashion statements become a little ridiculous? At one point it was "Look at me. I'm young, a popstar and a rebel and I'm cool." and I wouldn't argue with that. At another point it becomes "Look at me. I'm middle-aged, getting fat, wearing makeup, trying to look young and attract the dollars of youngsters." and that is a tad sad.