--- title: "1 Influenced People Quotes By Curt Smith" description: "1 Influenced People quotes by Curt Smith. Plus more from Curt Smith and more Influenced People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/curt-smith-5967_children_i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because_2175143.jpg" --- > [I'm becoming hip to my children because bands of their generation name us as influences, so you can definitely hear it, the same way as we were influenced by other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because-bands-of-their-generation/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/curt-smith-5967_children_i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because_2175143.jpg) ## More by Curt Smith > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-guess-because-we-re-essentially-a-two-man-band-we-re-attracting/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [It's definitely a joy when you make a record to know you are doing it for the right reasons: You want to do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/it-s-definitely-a-joy-when-you-make-a-record-to-know-you-are-doing-it/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [You find it hard to deal with certain things and as you get older it becomes easier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/you-find-it-hard-to-deal-with-certain-things-and-as-you-get-older-it/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [At the height of our fame, we didn't see anything. We didn't leave the hotel because we were doing interviews all day. We may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/at-the-height-of-our-fame-we-didn-t-see-anything-we-didn-t-leave-the/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [My kids don't really buy albums. They buy singles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/my-kids-don-t-really-buy-albums-they-buy-singles/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [When I get some time off, I don't even want to see people half the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/when-i-get-some-time-off-i-don-t-even-want-to-see-people-half-the-time/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [I have two kids and they were by no means blank slates. One is exactly like me, one is exactly like my wife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-have-two-kids-and-they-were-by-no-means-blank-slates-one-is-exactly/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [You never stop trying to make progress as a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/you-never-stop-trying-to-make-progress-as-a-musician/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [Tears For Fears is my ultimate passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/tears-for-fears-is-my-ultimate-passion/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-have-this-tv-pilot-i-was-writing-for-and-a-couple-of-films-it-s/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/a-lot-of-songs-we-ve-written-have-been-political-but-they-re-also/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [I couldn't deal with the fame, the pressure and everything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-couldn-t-deal-with-the-fame-the-pressure-and-everything-else/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [To preserve my sanity I had to leave England and move to New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/to-preserve-my-sanity-i-had-to-leave-england-and-move-to-new-york/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [We've never considered ourselves overtly political, but when it comes to English politics - people like Margaret Thatcher - you cannot just stand by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/we-ve-never-considered-ourselves-overtly-political-but-when-it-comes/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) > [My father always worked away, and died when I was 17, but I hated him by that point. It hit me later in life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/my-father-always-worked-away-and-died-when-i-was-17-but-i-hated-him/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influenced-people/curt-smith/#itemlist", "name": "1 Influenced People Quotes By Curt Smith", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm becoming hip to my children because bands of their generation name us as influences, so you can definitely hear it, the same way as we were influenced by other people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Curt Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because-bands-of-their-generation/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/curt-smith-5967_children_i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because_2175143.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/curt-smith-5967_children_i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because_2175143.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/curt-smith-5967_children_i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because_2175143.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm becoming hip to my children because bands of their generation name us as influences, so you can…” — Curt Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influenced-people/curt-smith/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influenced-people/curt-smith/", "name": "Influenced People Quotes by Curt Smith", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influenced-people/curt-smith/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/curt-smith-5967_children_i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because_2175143.jpg" }, "description": "1 Influenced People quotes by Curt Smith. 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