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==Stage persona and image== Smith started to backcomb his short hair in 1980-1983.{{fact|date=December 2024}} He adopted his aesthetic of a pale complexion, smeared red lipstick, black eye-liner, dishevelled nest of wiry long black hair, all-black clothes, and [[brothel creeper]] shoes or [[trainers]] in 1984, after being the guitarist of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] for 18 months and borrowing Siouxsie's lipstick.<ref name=lydie /> Around the same time, the [[goth subculture]] took off. He denies any credit for this trend and says it is a coincidence that the styles are similar, stating that he wore makeup since he was young and stating that "it's so pitiful when '[[Gothic rock|goth]]' is still tagged onto the name the Cure".<ref name=pity>{{cite web |url=https://stereogum.com/archives/robert-smith-not-goth-has-writers-block_004111.html |title=Robert Smith: Not Goth, Has Writer's Block |access-date=17 March 2023 |date=6 December 2006 |website=Stereogum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503201840/https://stereogum.com/archives/robert-smith-not-goth-has-writers-block_004111.html |archive-date=3 May 2008 }}</ref> The sombre mood of early albums, combined with Smith's on-stage persona, cemented the band's gothic image. Although considered a goth icon,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/06/the-cure-robert-smith-not-goth/|title=The Cure's Robert Smith doesn't consider himself goth: "I never really took the whole culture thing seriously"|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=13 June 2019|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> Smith said he never connected with the label,<ref name=pity /> stating that his aesthetic was a "theatrical" custom.<ref name=lydie>{{cite book |last1=Barbarian |first1=L. |last2=Sutherland |first2=Steve |last3=Smith |first3=Robert |year=1988 |title=Ten Imaginary Years |publisher=Zomba Books |isbn=0-946391-87-4}}</ref> In 1986, Smith altered his image by appearing on-stage and in press photos sporting short spiky hair and bright polo shirts, which can be seen in ''[[The Cure in Orange]]''. His new look made the headlines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/the-cure-biography/272826fee27fcf974825683100151947 |title=The Cure Biography |publisher=Sing365.com |access-date=28 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703193710/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/the-cure-biography/272826fee27fcf974825683100151947 |archive-date=3 July 2013}}</ref> He soon returned to his usual style.
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