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The Cure: Happily Ever After

Susan Compo, Spin, November 1993

After nearly 15 years as the pope of mope, the Cure's Robert Smith longs to let his hair down, watch some soccer, and read a good book. But not until he's trashed U2 and Morrissey. Susan Compo walks down Fascination Street.

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