I just read that Robert Smith is having health problems.
Does anyone know about this?

where did you read this?
can you show us?

News to me.

it was mentioned on cof in a badly translated piece of news from a french photographer
that is supposedly a friend of Roberts.

Maybe Robert cant run a marathon but I dont know if that really means he's SICK you know???

liver problems?

anal leakage from eating WOW crisps

it's called: getting old

we lose our looks and our hair and sometimes worse...

age is especially noticable on ppl who were drop-dead gorgeous to begin with (like RS). he could always move to l.a. and get a plastic make-over.

Yeah I'd rather see Robert as who he is not as some scientific experiement for a plastic surgeon!

Ciao,
we're talking about him.
Wanna talk to him.
Who wanna answer that?
HE COULD responses.
EVERYBODY have any problems.
They are luky.
I HAVE PROBLEMS, YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, THEY HAVE PROBLEMS.
Hasn't who problems?
I don't know anyone.
Then, are we talking about at?
What is that?
Sure!
Thinking about ours problems.
Rich People hasn't vitial problems.
Nobody interestering.
I had not paid an italian taxes.... in the next time I'll have double import.
&?
Where are the problems?
In ours mind only.
Platone, SOCRATE wrote:
KNOWN YOURSELF:
YOU ARE YOURS THINKER.

it's not called getting old. it's called not taking care of yourself.

roger is older than robert
simon is just about a year or two younger
david gahan is about 2 years younger
martin gore is about 2 years younger

they all look healthy and much younger than their 40 something odd years.

I guess I should be worried
I don't like to hear about
health problems
involving Robert.

I got this from Craig @ Cof.....

Here's the complete translation of that Rock and Folk interview with Richard Bellia:

"I'm still in touch with The Cure. They've had a new line up for a few months. They asked me to take a few shots. The Cure isn't as hot as they used to be. In spite of that I'm still pleased with the friendship we share. Robert and I swap e-mails and chat a lot. His health problems have had a terrible impact. He fattens, when others lose their hair...the way he looks makes me sad."

And this comes from a friend! Mr. Bellia has taken some criticisms from French fans and has responded:

"On the Cure dedicated French forum 'Pink Dream', many Cure fans didn't like what they had read in the 'Rock and Folk' magazine and actually
criticised Richard Bellia's attitude as regards his 'friend' Robert. Well tonight Richard Bellia sent a mail to the site webmaster. Here is -it seems to me at least- the most interesting part of his mail:

"To conclude, I would like to tell you about my Cure experiences. It is now 25 years since I first took photos of The Cure. You know, shooting dull and unattractive people is a bit hell. Robert Smith is just the opposite, he is absolutely fascinating. I always thought that his face and expression in his eyes conveyed Cure's inner soul. Remember this: when their first album was released, people knew the music, but no one had any idea about how they looked. Can you imagine what a shock it was when you looked at Robert in the eyes for the first time? All the portraits you shot then were fabulous. As time went by, Robert changed, like any of us. And today, entire sessions have to be left aside because he doesn't look well. That's a fact. And that makes me sad."

(Thanks Cat in Docs)

Well at least now we know he isnt "ill".....I wonder what Robert thinks of this guys comments?

Kel

the french are known for their candor...

and robert is prolly well aware of that - plus, i doubt VERY seriously that robert even gives a rat's ass about what anyone thinks about how he looks...

i mean, that's been pretty obvious - from day one.

"the french are known for their candor..."
Hehe....true...but I kind of understand that guys point...he is a photographer, looks are prolly very important to him. And maybe it's not even about his looks, we all know that Robert is "pretty much" an alcoholic, he even admits that he drinks a lot for no reason...alcoholics don't age very well. I don't care about his weight, I care about his health...and if one of my friends, in 20 years, look like crap from drinking to much, it's gonna make me sad too...

yeah you can always tell the people that over-indulge or lived a hard knock life
when they reach their 40's they look like pure hell!

LOL..."his body has just been pickled"...thats too funny...

Hahaha well I still think Mr. Smith is dreamy. I hope when I'm that age I don't have "friends" telling me I look sick... If you ask me, this guy sounds like a jerk.

"it's not called getting old, it's called not taking care of yourself"


someone here is quite delusional, aren't they?

obviously, they meant that one can age and take care of oneself, and therefore not appear to be "sick" to others... I doubt it was meant that he is not aging... duh.