Curt Smith

Laurel Canyon area music is legendary.

— Curt Smith

I view making records as a journey.

— Curt Smith

Having lawyers involved never leads to good things.

— Curt Smith

I couldn't deal with the fame, the pressure and everything else.

— Curt Smith

I run every day. It keeps me sane and it's my meditation.

— Curt Smith

More than anything else, being famous just didn't agree with me.

— Curt Smith

Tears For Fears is my ultimate passion.

— Curt Smith

You never stop trying to make progress as a musician.

— Curt Smith

We spent a year touring the world and it wasn't until it was over that we truly appreciated the upside and downside…

— Curt Smith

I have this TV pilot I was writing for and a couple of films. It's just a different way to express myself.

— Curt Smith

What happens with writing a song and demoing it, for me the demo always becomes the master.

— Curt Smith

I don't believe that what Tears for Fears has done, and continues to do, can be pigeonholed into a genre or decade.

— Curt Smith

We were blessed that we were successful when we were. That enabled us to live in a comfortable fashion.

— Curt Smith

Japanese Breakfast has recorded a beautiful, ethereal reimagining of 'Head Over Heels.'

— Curt Smith

We've always been slammed by most of the British press. They probably hate us because we're too normal and incredibly honest.

— Curt Smith

I have two kids and they were by no means blank slates. One is exactly like me, one is exactly like my…

— Curt Smith

When we play live show we tend to find there's a whole portion that's a considerably younger demographic. That's quite gratifying. They…

— Curt Smith

Mad World' was easy for me to sing because I could relate to Roland's lyrics. We were both the middle of three…

— Curt Smith

It's incredibly cool that R & B artists like Kanye and the Weekend, who from a completely different genre to us have…

— Curt Smith

I think people forget even though we were labelled a synth band because of 'The Hurting,' but keyboards are not our native…

— Curt Smith

In England, people get bored very quickly. People aren't satisfied with one thing. You can have hits, but to stay there you…

— Curt Smith

In the music business, we're much better off staying in Bath - we don't get involved in the competitiveness, where you've got…

— Curt Smith

I don't think we ever really think about it when we're doing it, because if you sort of go in with a…

— Curt Smith

I'm becoming hip to my children because bands of their generation name us as influences, so you can definitely hear it, the…

— Curt Smith

I think what we find fascinating and interesting is when people take our music and turn it into emotionally something else. And…

— Curt Smith

New York was a fantastic place to disappear because no one cares who you are. No one bothers you. In my ten…

— Curt Smith

The only formula we have when we work together is that we both have to have a product we can endorse when…

— Curt Smith

We're both getting older, our children are starting to leave home. But I can say that I'm just as passionate a songwriter…

— Curt Smith

Me and Roland used to fight a lot.

— Curt Smith

Our own lives always influence the way we write.

— Curt Smith

Tears for Fears is me and Roland.

— Curt Smith

My kids don't really buy albums. They buy singles.

— Curt Smith

The nature of Tears For Fears was there was always two of us.

— Curt Smith

I went through a divorce during the 'Seeds of Love' album.

— Curt Smith

I normally don't do interviews on the road.

— Curt Smith

I write music for film because I love it.

— Curt Smith

Sometimes albums can be quick, sometimes they take forever, and we're very good at taking forever.

— Curt Smith

I think parenthood does change your priorities quite drastically in an incredibly good way - most of the time.

— Curt Smith

When I get some time off, I don't even want to see people half the time.

— Curt Smith

We are lucky to have had the longevity we've had, garnering new people. I've even become cool to my daughters' friends.

— Curt Smith