What happens with writing a song and demoing it, for me the demo always becomes the master. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Leading into 'The Hurting,' what changed our view of music was Gary Numan. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Naturally, in a band or duo, it's really about compromise which isn't necessarily a bad thing. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes albums can be quick, sometimes they take forever, and we're very good at taking forever. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
We're not pop stars. Living with success is a job; it's the music that's dear to us. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
We rushed to finish the album when 'Mad World' became a hit. The pressure was on and it stopped being as enjoyable… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Songwriting I think, or any art form, the inspiration comes from your personal life or it can be from politics or region… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
I see bands that have been around for a long time who go through the motions. They're tired and they shouldn't really… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Normally doing an album you go from track to track and go, 'Let's not work on this one today, let's go work… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
I think what we find fascinating and interesting is when people take our music and turn it into emotionally something else. And… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Due to the Internet, we don't perform new songs until a release. Don't get me wrong, I love new technology, but in… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
We just weren't a hip band. I mean we recorded our second album in Bath at a time when everyone else was… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
American rock was, and still is to some extent, a closed shop. REO Speedwagon, Toto, Boston, Foreigner all those bands, and I… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
We've never been a musically fashionable band. We've been successful, but I think that has something to do with us never following… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
When you're writing songs for yourself, as all artists do, it's about 'me.' It's about what you feel and your emotions. You're… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
People don't really buy records anymore, so record companies won't invest in bands like us. They want cookie-cutter acts. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
People forgot about us, which was what we wanted. We could be left alone without any pressure to make music. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
I saw a band called The Electric Guitars, from Bristol. I described them to Roland, and he just started playing a riff… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
For a lot of bands, the London club scene very much starts to become more important than the music they create. Which… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
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. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
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… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
You find it hard to deal with certain things and as you get older it becomes easier. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
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… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
When I get some time off, I don't even want to see people half the time. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
I have two kids and they were by no means blank slates. One is exactly like me, one is exactly like my wife. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
