Filter Mag's Open Letter To Robert Smith

After the parade of Robert Smith collaborations of late, in particular, the legend teaming up with Limp Bizkit's production partner, Blink 182, Korn and most recently the rumor that Robert & Ashlee Simpson have a duet on the way, Filter magazine figured it was high time to publish an open letter to The Cure genius.

Here's some snippets:

"...The first sign that things were afoot came in 2004 when Ross Robinson produced The Cure's self-titled album. We were shocked and appalled. This was the guy responsible for hoisting Korn, Limp Bizkit and Slipknot upon the world, surely he had no place behind the desk of a Cure album. However once we'd heard the result we settled down a bit...

Then you sang on a Blink-182 song, quickly followed by vocal appearances on tracks by Junior Jack, Tweaker and JunkieXL, all within the space of a year. But still your collaboration needs had not been satiated, so you sang a Bee Gees cover on Billy Corgan's album. Okay, we thought, surely this is the end of the line. Then late last year you sang with Korn at their MTV Unplugged on a god awful cover of The Cure classic "Inbetween Days." At this point we had to draw the line...."

Read the entire letter here.

MP3: The Cure - M