some facts about The Cure.
In actual fact The Cure cant stand cats.
At some point during the late 70's- early 80's, the band thought it would be fun to rename themselves after modern text speak, even though the mobile phone had yet to be invented. Members at the time included brb Gallup on bass, l8rs m8 Hartley on keys and pmsl Hedges doing production duties. After a month or two, the band decided mostly to drop the monikers, with only the drummer labouring the joke onward, as drummers are wont to do.
Scarily hairstyled frontman Robert ROFLMAO Smith was once asked how he got his lips looking that way. "Well,I eat raspberry jam with a wooden spoon" he crooned.
The bands seminal hit 'A Forest' was written after a chance encounter with ABBA's pubic stunt wigs in the 70's. It also explains Roberts signature 'do.