The Cure: Influences

The Cure: Influences

When Robert Smith formed The Cure in 1976, punk was just starting and goth was yet to be discovered. But soon Smith and his compatriots would play a big part in uncovering the wonderfully gloomy new genre. Blending initial influences like Jimi Hendrix (whom they covered on their first album), Pink Floyd, and Brian Eno with a whole lot of black eyeliner, darkwave was about to be born.

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