Cure Fan Chronicles: Jami Lemmer Parente, on being deaf and listening to The Cure
When I started CureFanDoc 2.0, I started collecting stories from Cure fans from around the world. I’ll try to feature them every Wednesday over here. This is one of my all-time favorites. Jami was born deaf, able to hear very, very little. Even now, with cochlear implants, she uses The Cure’s music to adjust her […]
When Trent Reznor Met Robert Smith: A Fan’s Perspective
The photo of when Trent Reznor met Robert Smith has been circulated online for decades. The press, and Trent himself, to various degrees, have shared the story. But I’ve never heard the story told so sweetly as when I heard about it through my friends who were there. Stories and memories like this are […]
1986. When it all began
“We just wear the same suits otherwise we’d lose each other in railway stations” – Robert Smith, Interview from “Les Enfants du Rock” 1985 ▲ The Cure did not become my favorite band overnight. I was 13 or so when I first heard them at a party. During the next 2 years, with the help […]