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Robert Smith of The Cure is given the Godlike Genius Award at the NME Awards in Brixton Academy, London, England, UK, Europe. Other winners on the night include MGMT, Muse and Oasis.Full article:
Robert Smith : I've probably gone through a curve where at one point I would have given a much more po-faced answer about the nature of genius. It's discovering something that no one has ever discovered before and having the mental capacity to see things in an entirely different light.
I still deep down believe that, but I think, in music, if you can create something that's very simple that sticks with someone else, and it emotionally moves them, it's genius in its own way. Few people manage to do it. Lots and lots and lots of people try but very few people manage to do it.
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I still deep down believe that, but I think, in music, if you can create something that's very simple that sticks with someone else, and it emotionally moves them, it's genius in its own way. Few people manage to do it. Lots and lots and lots of people try but very few people manage to do it.
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