The Cure

United Kingdom, 1978–now

Robert Smith's band of four decades — from spidery post-punk (Seventeen Seconds) through gothic monoliths (Pornography) to smeared-lipstick pop perfection (Disintegration).

Influenced by

• Jimi Hendrix
• David Bowie
• Siouxsie and the Banshees

Influenced

• The Cranberries
• Thirty Seconds to Mars
• Deftones
• The Killers
• Placebo
• Kino
• Bloc Party
• The Bravery
• My Chemical Romance
• Paramore
• Taking Back Sunday
• The xx
• The Smashing Pumpkins