Editing Robert Smith (musician) (section)

===Views===
Smith is uncomfortable giving interviews and talking to strangers, expressing a desire to avoid both where possible.<ref name="Pattison"/> He has multiple [[social media]] profiles, which he uses solely to share news about his work and prevent people from following accounts pretending to be him.<ref name="Pattison"/>

In 2011, Smith described himself as "a [[Liberalism|liberal]] kind of guy," but "uncomfortable with politicised musicians".<ref name="Pattison"/> He told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in 2019, "I've always held what could be considered a [[socialist]] viewpoint on the world. I think [[Centre-right politics|right of centre]] is always wrong, and that's as political as I get in public."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cure-band-robert-smith-interview-40-live-893005/ |title=The Cure's Robert Smith Looks Back: 'I've Never Thought About Legacy' |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2019-10-18 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> He has openly expressed [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|disdain for the British royal family]], lamenting how musicians he respects have accepted [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|British honours]] while stating that he would rather "cut off [his] own hands",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/video-robert-smiths-withering-putdown-monarchy-gone-viral-2481628|title=This video of Robert Smith's withering putdown of the monarchy has gone viral |first=Will| last=Lavin|work=[[NME]] |date=27 April 2019 |access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref> as well as sporting a "citizens, not subjects" slogan on his guitar during a tour in 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/reading-festival-richfield-avenue-reading-8100532.html |title=Reading Festival, Richfield Avenue, Reading | first=Simon |last=Price |work=[[The Independent]] |date=September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>