So many guitarists – like Stuart Adamson, Robert Smith ... sound like any other guitar, which is brilliant. I think Graham Coxon would love it.” What other gear was crucial on this album?

Amid a stunning new album and a short-but-sweet return to the stage with The Cure, Robert Smith’s stock couldn’t be much higher as the new year beckons. But his career as a singing guitarist ...

The third of four children, Robert Smith was born in the United Kingdom on April 21, 1959. Although a football fan, he ...