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.

— 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…

— Curt Smith

You find it hard to deal with certain things and as you get older it becomes easier.

— 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.…

— Curt Smith

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

— Curt Smith

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

— 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

You never stop trying to make progress as a musician.

— Curt Smith

Tears For Fears is my ultimate passion.

— 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

A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political.

— Curt Smith

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

— Curt Smith

To preserve my sanity I had to leave England and move to New York.

— Curt Smith

We've never considered ourselves overtly political, but when it comes to English politics - people like Margaret Thatcher - you cannot just…

— Curt Smith

My father always worked away, and died when I was 17, but I hated him by that point. It hit me later…

— Curt Smith

Tears for Fears is me and Roland.

— Curt Smith

I saw a band called The Electric Guitars, from Bristol. I described them to Roland, and he just started playing a riff…

— Curt Smith

I think psychology still has a sway over everything we do, but music, in and of itself, is the therapy.

— 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

I live 10 miles outside of Bath, where there are about 10 houses. So it's nice and peaceful and quiet. Keeps your…

— 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

We rushed to finish the album when 'Mad World' became a hit. The pressure was on and it stopped being as enjoyable…

— Curt Smith

I like the country, the peace and quiet, because the music business is so hectic.

— Curt Smith

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

— Curt Smith

I have no preconceived ideas; I gave that up a long time ago... The only thing we can do as musicians is…

— Curt Smith