Beloved Rock Star Announces Retirement Plans

2024-10-15

The Cure vocalist Robert Smith.

One rock superstar has announced plans for retirement, but don’t worry, you still have five years to see him perform live. – Author: Charles Ken, Photo via Sam Rockman

It’s always bittersweet with a favorite musician decides to retire for good. Now, one rock superstar has announced plans for retirement, but don’t worry, you still have five years to see him perform live. It’s certainly sad when a beloved rock star retires for good, but it’s inevitable. Retiring for good is better than bands and artists who say they’re retiring only to charge fans a lot of money on their “retirement tour” and then unretire a few years later.

Robert Smith of the Cure Announces Retirement Plans

Robert Smith of legendary 1980s alternative rock band the Cure spoke with London outlet The Times about the Cure’s new album, “Songs of a Lost World,” which drops in November and features the debut single, “Alone.” During the conversation, he also talked about retirement. In the chat, he said that he’ll retire when he turns 70 years old, which is about five years from now, because he’s 65.

“I don’t feel my age at all, but I’m aware of it, and when you get older, that fear becomes more real,” Smith told The Times “Death becomes more every day. 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.”

Then, Smith dropped the news of exactly when he plans to retire.

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

The Cure Will Tour Before Robert Smith Retires

If you want to catch the Cure live in concert before Smith hangs up his musical hat, you’re in luck, because Smith said the band will certainly tour in 2025. He also said that new music is on the way, in addition to Smith’s new album with the Cure that’s dropping in November. So, Smith said to expect more new music from the band to arrive over the next few years.

As for tour dates, Smith also said the band plans to tour later into 2025, although no official tour dates have been announced yet.

Smith also discussed how grateful he is to have been given this life of making music. He expressed gratitude to the fans that he’s been able to continue this musical life into his 60s.

“I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been,” Smith told The Times. “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.”

It’s also worth noting that the Cure turns 50 in 2028, so that would offer a great way to go out on top. I can seriously imagine a combined farewell and 50th anniversary tour for the Cure. Not many bands have combined farewell and anniversary runs, but it would be fitting for Smith and the Cure. They could also do a 50th anniversary live album, like the Rolling Stones did, as a cap off.

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