I guess because we’re essentially a two-man band, we’re attracting Wham’s crowd. But Wham! are more of a businessman’s band. Curt Smith Read Quote
And I think the first LP was perhaps too precious. It was our life’s work up to that point; there was so much pain in trying to make the perfect statement. We couldn’t relax and I think most people missed what we were trying to say. Curt Smith Read Quote
In the music business, we’re much better off staying in Bath – we don’t get involved in the competitiveness, where you’ve got to be seen in the right places and music kind of takes second place. Curt Smith Read Quote
People forgot about us, which was what we wanted. We could be left alone without any pressure to make music. Curt Smith Read Quote
American rock was, and still is to some extent, a closed shop. REO Speedwagon, Toto, Boston, Foreigner all those bands, and I wouldn’t be able to tell which from which. Curt Smith Read Quote
In England, people get bored very quickly. People aren’t satisfied with one thing. You can have hits, but to stay there you have to start doing new things. Curt Smith Read Quote
Every album is like starting our career over again. We don’t get blase, we don’t get lazy. Curt Smith Read Quote
I like the country, the peace and quiet, because the music business is so hectic. Curt Smith Read Quote