Mark Gardener and Andy Bell spoke to NME about conquering adversity, bingeing on Netflix documentaries, their new U2 and Depeche Mode inspired album, and their close bond with The Cure's Robert Smith
When The Cure performed ‘Close to Me’ on the Dutch TV show Countdown in 1985, which girl band replaced you on your instruments?
“Bananarama.”
CORRECT.
“I...
The former drummer for The Cure tells us how the band were really a goth band all along, and how artists like David Bowie, Joy Division and Nine Inch Nails shaped the scene