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			This FAQ section was made by Craig & Hogan. The original website is down but you can find the complete FAQ mirrored at Curiosity.de
		1. What is the current line-up? Robert Smith :: Voices, Guitars Simon Gallup :: Basses Perry Bamonte :: Guitars Roger O'Donnell :: Keyboards Jason Cooper :: Drums 2. Who else has played in The Cure? Michael Dempsey :: Bass (1977 - 1979) Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst :: Drums, Keyboards (1977 - 1992) Matthieu Hartley :: Keyboards (1979 - 1980) Andy Anderson :: Drums (1983 - 1984) Phil Thornalley :: Bass (1984 - 1985) Porl Thompson :: Saxophone, Guitars and Keyboards (1977 - 1978 & 1984 - 1993) Boris Williams :: Drums (1984 - 1994) Siouxsie Sioux :: Backing vocals (I'm Cold) Steve Severin :: Played on Pornography demos and the Flexipop! version of La Ment Gary Biddles :: Backing Vocals (Pornography Tour) Steve Goulding :: Drums (Some of Japanese Whispers) Derek Thompson :: Bass (The Oxford Road Show in April 1983) Vince Ely :: Drums (Some of The Top tour) Ron Howe :: Saxophone (A Night Like This) Andrew Brennan :: Saxophone (Hey You! and Icing Sugar) Roberto Suave :: Bass (Some of the European leg of the Wish tour, as Simon was ill) Kate Wilkinson :: Guitar (To Wish Impossible Things) Mark Price :: Drums (Mint Car, Trap, Treasure) Ronald Austin :: Drums (This Is A Lie) Louis Paylou :: Drums (Club America) Mr. Chandrashekhar :: Violins (Numb) String Quartet arranged by Audrey Riley :: Want, This Is A Lie, Round & Round & Round, Numb, Treasure, Bare Brass Section arranged by Sid Gauld :: The 13th, Gone!, Return Reeves Gabrels :: Guitar (Wrong Number) Andrea & Angela (?) :: Backing Voclas (Wrong Number remixes) 3. What was Easy Cure? Easy Cure was The Cure's old name before they had released any album. They had gotten the name from a song (Easy Cure) that Lol Tolhurst had written, but the "Easy" was dropped later on because Robert Smith felt it was too "hippyish" and "American". 4. What was The Cult Hero? The Cult hero was a one-off side project featuring Frank Bell, "The Cult Hero", on vocals. The instrumentals were done by The Cure and many of their family and friends, including The Obtainers, Robert's sisters Janet, who played bass, and Margaret Smith, who sang backing vocals. The only Cult Hero recording ever released was the Cult Hero 7". 5. What was The Glove? The Glove was a one-off studio project between Robert Smith and Steve Severin of Siouxsie & The Banshees. The vocals on all but 5 songs were done by Jeanette Landray. The project was originally intended to be one single, but they ended up recording 15 tracks. The album, Blue Sunshine, also features Andy Anderson on drums. 6. What was Cogasm? Cogasm was a side project that included Robert Smith on vocals and also featured David Bowie's guitarist Reeves Gabrels (who also played in the Cure track 'Wrong Number') and The Cure's current drummer Jason Cooper. Cogasm only released one song; "A Sign From God," which was featured on the Orgazmo Soundtrack. 7. What is The Cures connection with Siouxsie & The Banshees? The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees' musical relationship started in 1979 when Robert Smith was asked to go on tour with The Banshees as a replacement guitarist. Then, in 1983, they asked Robert to play guitar on a full studio albums, Hyæna, and a single, Dear Prudence. Following the release, Robert toured with The Banshees and released a live album, Nocturne. The Banshees singer, Siouxsie Sioux, also sang backing vocals in The Cure track 'I'm Cold' in 1979 and Robert Smith teamed up with Banshees bassist Steve Severin and released an album under the title The Glove (see above) and released an album entitled Blue Sunshine. 8. I've heard of a song, but I can't find it on any album. Where did this song come from? There are a lot of demos that The Cure recorded but never released, as well as songs that were recorded but never put on a proper studio album and song that have only been played live. A lot of these songs are available on a number of bootlegs. Each of these songs are: All I Have To Do Is Kill Her :: an alternate version of 'All Mine' that has been played live Another Girl, Another Planet :: an Only Ones cover performed as a soundcheck Ariel :: a track recorded by Robert Smith for the Kid Jensen Radio Show in 1982 Away :: an early live version of 'Cut' performed live and featured on the Play Out video Carnage Visors :: a 27 minute long instrumental that was played as a soundtrack to the film of the same name that was played during the Faith tour in place of a supporting act. This track is available only on bootlegs and the b-side to the Faith cassette Cats Like Cheese :: an early demo version of 'Give Me It' Cold Colours :: an early demo of 'Primary' featuring totally different lyrics Cure83 :: an early instumental version of 'The Snakepit' Desperate Journalist :: a later version of 'Grinding Halt' with completely different lyrics based on a negative review that Paul Morley of NME had given to the Three Imaginary Boys record. This song recorded for the John Peel Show Do You Wanna Touch Me? :: a Gary Glitter cover performed live during the Head tour in 1985 Eyemou :: an instrumental intro played live during the Kissing Tour English Rose :: a Jam cover performed as a soundcheck Faded Smiles :: an early demo from the time of Seventeen Seconds Happy Birthday :: a depressing birthday song played live to the tune of 'M' for Simon's 20th birthday Heart Attack :: an unreleased instrumental demo from the Wish sessions Heroin Face :: a demo recorded by Easy Cure I Hate Rock 'n' Roll :: a 1 minute long instrumental recorded as a soundcheck at a Cure show I Just Need Myself :: a demo recorded by Easy Cure but never released on any album Into The Trees :: an early demo recording of 'A Forest' I Want To Be Old :: a demo recorded by Easy Cure but never released on any album The Last Thing You Should Do :: a duet that Robert Smith did with David Bowie Listen :: a demo recorded by Easy Cure and was later released as 'Pillbox Tales' Mission Impossible :: a cover of the movie theme played as a soundcheck Old England :: an unreleased instrumental demo from the Wish sessions Perish :: I don't know where this track came from, and have only heard one recording of it, which was only a 30-second clip Quicksand :: a duet Robert Smith did with David Bowie See The Children :: a demo recorded by Easy Cure but never released on any album Slury (Slvvy) :: an unreleased instrumental demo recorded during the Wish sessions Two Chord Cool :: an early demo version of 'The 13th' Weedy Burton :: the unlisted instrumental at the end of Three Imaginary Boys Wild Thing :: a Troggs cover performed live You Really Got Me :: a Kinks cover performed live 9. What studio demos were recorded but never released on an album? I Want To Be Old (Recorded by Easy Cure, 1978) See The Children (Recorded by Easy Cure, 1978) I Just Need Myself (Recorded by Easy Cure, 1978) Forever (1982) Faded Smiles (1982) Slury (Slvvy) (1992) Heart Attack (1992) Old England (1992) (There were many more demos written for each album, but these are the recordings that are available on bootlegs and such) 10. What are the Peel Sessions? The Peel Sessions are recordings from the John Peel Radio Show, a show that featured such acts as Joy Division, Siouxsie & The Banshees, New Order and many more. The Cure played on the John Peel Show a number of times before 1985 11. What is Lost Wishes? Lost Wishes was a collection of 4 instrumental tracks recorded during the Wish sessions. 12. What is the difference between Three Imaginary Boys and Boys Don't Cry? Three Imaginary Boys was The Cure's first album, but The Cure's US distributors thought that many of the songs wouldn't do to well, so they took the songs they thought were best from the album, some singles and b-sides, and placed them on an LP called Boys Don't Cry. 13. What songs have The Cure covered? David Bowie 'Young Americans' Xfm 104.9 Depeche Mode 'World In My Eyes' For The Masses The Doors 'Hello, I Love You' Rubáiyát Gary Glitter 'Do You Wanna Touch Me?' (Live, The Head Tour 1985) Jimi Hendrix 'Foxy Lady' Three Imaginary Boys Jimi Hendrix 'Purple Haze' Stone Free Lalo Schifrin 'Mission Impossible Theme' (Soundcheck) The Jam 'English Rose' (Soundcheck, Frankfurt 10.29.87) The Kinks 'You Really Got Me' (Live, 9.16.85) The Only Ones 'Another Girl, Another Planet' (Soundcheck, Pittsburgh 8.4.87) The Troggs 'Wild Thing' (Live, '87, with Lol on vocals) Wendy Waldman 'Pirate Ships' Joy Division 'Love Will Tear As Apart' Thin Lizzy 'Don't Believe A Word' (Live 2002 festivals) Sensational Alex Harvey Band 'Faith Healer' (Live 2002 festivals) 14. What literature has inspired Robert's songwriting? Killing An Arab :: 'The Stranger' by Albert Camus So What? :: An offer for a cake decorating set from the back of a sugar packet. The Weedy Burton :: 'Play In A Day' Guitar Tutorial by Burt Weedon In Your House :: 'Gormenghast' by Mervyn Peake M :: 'A Happy Death' by Albert Camus At Night :: 'At Night' by Franz Kafka Other Voices :: 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' by Truman Capote All Cats Are Grey :: 'Gormenghast' by Mervyn Peake The Drowning Man :: 'Gormenghast' and 'Titus Groan' by Mervyn Peake Charlotte Sometimes :: 'Charlotte Sometimes' by Penelope Farmer The Lovecats :: 'The Aristocats' Film Bird Mad Girl :: 'Love in the Asylum' by Dylan Thomas Give Me It :: 'Bad Timing' Film by Nic Roeg Piggy In The Mirror :: 'Bad Timing' by Nic Roeg The Empty World :: 'Charlotte Sometimes' by Penelope Farmer Title of Bananafishbones :: 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish' by Jerome David Salinger Splintered In Her Head :: 'Charlotte Sometimes' by Penelope Farmer A Perfect Murder :: 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov How Beautiful You Are :: 'The Eyes of the Poor' by Charles Baudelair Like Cockatoos :: 'The Cockatoos' by Patrick White Ending line for Lullaby :: 'The Spider and the Fly' by Mary Howitt Disintegration :: 'Party Piece' by Brian Patten A Letter To Elise :: 'Les Enfants Terribles' by Jean Cocteau and 'A Letter To Felice' by Franz Kafka A Foolish Arrangement :: 'Cristabel' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Treasure :: 'Treasure' Poem by Christina Rossettii Adonais :: 'Adonis' by Percy Bysshe Shelley Where The Bird Always Sing :: 'The Crow Raod' by Ian Banks 15. Have The Cure released any live material? They have released 8 live recordings: Concert/Curiosity 1984 (recorded from 1978 - 1984) Live in Japan 1985 (recorded October, 1984) In Orange 1987 (recorded August 9 - 10, 1986) Entreat 1991 (recorded July 22 - 24, 1989) Play Out 1991 (recorded January 17 - February 10, 1991) Show 1993 (recorded September 18 - 19, 1992) Paris 1993 (recorded October 19 - 21, 1992) Five Live Swing 1997 (recorded 1996) 16. Where can I find a list of Cure show dates and set lists? There is a very extensive (but not complete) list of set lists at The Cure Concerts 17. What awards have The Cure won? 1990 British Music Awards - Best Music Music Video (Lullaby) 1991 British Music Awards - Best British Group