The Cure‘s Robert Smith has left X (formerly Twitter) – see what he had to say in his parting message below.
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Last night (January 19), Smith took to X to share his final post on the social media platform after first joining it – back when it was known as Twitter – in 2009. He wrote, in his signature all-capitalised style: “19TH JANUARY 2025. TIME TO GO. ANY OTHER ACCOUNT ON TWITTER CLAIMING TO BE ME IS A LIE.”
He then went on to list links to his other social media accounts which include BlueSky, Instagram and Mastodon. If he’s not posting on those apps “FROM TIME TO TIME,” Robert Smith will “LIKELY BE OUTSIDE”.
19TH JANUARY 2025.
TIME TO GO.
ANY OTHER ACCOUNT ON TWITTER CLAIMING TO BE ME IS A LIE.
I MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE HERE: https://t.co/wgY0dp14Tr
OR HERE: https://t.co/fjXtL5cOJ5
OR HERE: https://t.co/hsBEt2Jof8…
OTHERWISE I WILL LIKELY BE OUTSIDE.ONWARDS…
RSX— ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) January 19, 2025
Smith’s departure from X shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans, as he’s spent the last couple of months deleting old tweets. As it stands now, his account only holds 13 posts. He has toyed with the idea of leaving X since 2022, sharing a link to his Mastodon profile shortly after Elon Musk purchased Twitter.
At the time of publishing, it is currently unclear if The Cure will also be leaving X/Twitter.
In other The Cure-related news, Robert Smith has named two songs likely to feature on the next album from the band. Earlier this month while appearing as a guest on X-Posure with John Kennedy on Radio X, Smith opened up further about the specific tracks that will appear on their next album, which will serve as a follow-up to their 2024 14th studio LP, ‘Songs Of A Lost World’. The two songs that could appear on their next record are titled ‘It Can Never Be The Same’ and ‘Christmas Without You’, though he noted that the latter has since received a new name.
The band have been playing ‘It Can Never Be The Same’ for years, including at Smith’s curated Meltdown Festival in 2018. The year after the performance, he explained to NME that it was one of 13 “leftover songs” from their 2008 album ‘4:13 Dream‘ that had been intended to be released as part of a companion album, but it was never completed because “things got in the way”.
‘Songs Of A Lost World’ saw The Cure bag their first Number One album in the UK in 32 years, with NME awarding it five stars. “Merciless? Yes, but there’s always enough heart in the darkness and opulence in the sound to hold you and place these songs alongside The Cure’s finest,” it read.
“The frontman suggested that another two records may be arriving at some point, but ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ feels sufficient enough for the wait we’ve endured, just for being arguably the most personal album of Smith’s career. Mortality may loom, but there’s colour in the black and flowers on the grave.”
It was also included in NME’s list of Best Albums Of The Year, while lead single ‘Alone’ starred in NME’s Best Songs Of 2024. “‘Alone’ ended a 16-year drought and proved The Cure haven’t lost any of their magic. Through swirling synths and cinematic instrumentation, paired with Robert Smith’s poignant lyricism and melodies, this epic is a masterwork of ethereal beauty and raw emotional depth,” the latter read. “One of their most captivating songs to date.”
