Since I've been listening to my Robert Smith playlist, I've been thinking about him, like how his image was influenced by Siouxsie Sioux, but another influence that seems to go unnoticed by fans is The Associates' Billy Mackenzie, who Smith immortalized in The Cure's "Cut Here". After seeing Smith's top 30 songs from the '80s, I pulled up The Associates' "Tell Me Easter’s on Friday" on YouTube, and you can hear how Mackenzie's singing style influenced Smith. Kinda funny when people say someone is an original. Most artists don't develop in a vacuum.
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