“People forgot about us, which was what we wanted. We could be left alo...” — Curt Smith Quote

“People forgot about us, which was what we wanted. We could be left alone without any pressure to make music.”

“I have no preconceived ideas; I gave that up a long time ago... The only thing we can do as musicians is make an album we like, and an album that we consider to be incredibly good.”

“I think Roland read 'Primal Scream' first and then gave it to me. This was, I think, even prior to 'The Graduate' days. We both got heavily into and it offered a lot of questions about how screwed up our home life was.”

“Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.”

“Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time,' especially 'Time Regained,' made me think differently about what the novel is and can do. Then I forgot about it, then reread it and remembered again.”

“I coined a word the other day, but I forgot what it was. It was a good one, it came to me in a dream.”