{"id":382,"date":"2026-01-09T22:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/?page_id=382"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:52:48","slug":"robert-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/robert-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Smith-lead-singer-The-Cure-circa-1980-1024x818.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Smith-lead-singer-The-Cure-circa-1980-1024x818.webp 1024w, https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Smith-lead-singer-The-Cure-circa-1980-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Smith-lead-singer-The-Cure-circa-1980-768x613.webp 768w, https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Smith-lead-singer-The-Cure-circa-1980-1536x1227.webp 1536w, https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Smith-lead-singer-The-Cure-circa-1980.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Intro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Smith is de iconische frontman van <strong>The Cure<\/strong>, een van de meest invloedrijke bands uit de alternatieve muziek. Zijn stem is melancholisch, herkenbaar en emotioneel geladen. Zijn uiterlijk, met zwart haar, donkere make\u2011up en rode lippenstift, werd een symbool van gothic rock. Smith is een artiest die emoties omzet in klank, sfeer en po\u00ebzie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jeugd en Beginjaren<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert James Smith werd geboren in 1959 in Blackpool, Engeland. Hij groeide op in een muzikaal gezin en begon al op jonge leeftijd gitaar te spelen. Zijn vroege inspiratiebronnen waren onder anderen Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie en The Beatlesnl.celeb-true.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In de late jaren zeventig vormde hij met schoolvrienden de band die later <strong>The Cure<\/strong> zou worden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Doorbraak met The Cure (1978-1989)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cure brak door vanuit de postpunk\u2011scene met een geluid dat minimalistisch, melancholisch en atmosferisch was. Hun tweede album <em>Seventeen Seconds<\/em> uit 1980 leverde de eerste grote hit op: <strong>A Forest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belangrijke nummers uit deze periode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: A Forest\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4iVTSRiJAA18d3QglhyJ6Q?si=c6efac657ff14c92&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Boys Don&amp;apos;t Cry\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1QFh8OH1e78dGd3VyJZCAC?si=65545ff495f448ef&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Charlotte Sometimes\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/44fRzs75Tq5eaBjx3FCjem?si=942afc51133b4d12&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: 10:15 Saturday Night\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2CdxmZfz23dIjK7iuxvvMO?si=59087e0b67ce43be&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Hanging Garden\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4aiCy98MqryFBPOKN8e9GP?si=b02f279189d84949&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith werd het creatieve hart van de band, verantwoordelijk voor zang, gitaar, toetsen en songwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Cure - In Between Days\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/scif2vfg1ug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>De Tweede Fase &#8211; Wereldfaam en Experiment (1990-heden)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In de jaren negentig groeide The Cure uit tot een wereldband met een enorme fanbase. Albums als <em>Disintegration<\/em> en <em>Wish<\/em> worden gezien als meesterwerken van alternatieve rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klassieke nummers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lullaby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lovesong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just Like Heaven<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday I\u2019m in Love<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pictures of You<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith werkte daarnaast samen met artiesten als David Bowie, met wie hij een symbolisch sterke live\u2011collaboratie had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thema\u2019s en Stijl<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Smith staat voor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>melancholie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>romantiek<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>introspectie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>emotionele intensiteit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>po\u00ebtische teksten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Zijn stijl is een mengsel van:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>gothic rock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>postpunk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>alternatieve rock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new wave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Zijn zang is herkenbaar door de lichte onvastheid en emotionele lading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Smith is een van de meest invloedrijke figuren uit de alternatieve muziek. Zijn impact is te horen bij:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>gothic rock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>postpunk revival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>alternatieve rock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>indie bands wereldwijd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hij blijft een icoon dat nog steeds optreedt en nieuwe muziek maakt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aanbevolen Tracks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Lovesong\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/49edirvFZwWjxAMZJRg1hN?si=7a905a52299045a3&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Just Like Heaven - Remastered 2006\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4NnWuGQujzWUEg0uZokO5M?si=ab32239092f84c70&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Friday I&amp;apos;m In Love\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4QlzkaRHtU8gAdwqjWmO8n?si=d78ae523f3f446df&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Lullaby\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/09OpntwPHuNICsyEt1ETpE?si=30c334c82f574aea&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Caterpillar\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6rH2JRSsG4PInKoUOcshrX?si=dabaec68d58b4841&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Offici\u00eble Links<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecure.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7bu3H8JO7d0UbMoVzbo70s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">Discogs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/search?type=all&amp;artist=the%20cure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Smith_(musicus)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Smith<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro Robert Smith is de iconische frontman van The Cure, een van de meest invloedrijke bands uit de alternatieve muziek. Zijn stem is melancholisch, herkenbaar en emotioneel geladen. Zijn uiterlijk, met zwart haar, donkere make\u2011up en rode lippenstift, werd een symbool van gothic rock. Smith is een artiest die emoties omzet in klank, sfeer en [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-382","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":611,"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/382\/revisions\/611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/muziek.met-ed.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}