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1984: No CURE for getting old – ROBERT SMITH on RETIRING from MUSIC | BBC Archive
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1:15Now PlayingThe wise but definitely not old rock star Robert Smith reflected on his music career during an interview with Whistle Test and spoke about why he thought that after nine years of playing in bands he was heading towards an inevitable end of his life in music.
Clip taken from Whistle Test, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 13 November 1984.
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