Simon Gallup Interviewed-Subjet: Cure song "Killing an arab"

[@debbieturner6194]

I could happily watch him talking for the rest of my days - he is intelligent, gorgeous and his voice calms me

[@shapolfab]

I forgot he could actually speak!! I don't think I ever heard his voice before!! he was always my favourite member of the band!

[@larryschultz8726]

Same here 👌

[@travelfox4820]

Think I went with his x after easy cure

[@skamusician]

Sid Vicious was NOT a bass player, just a stage presence. Simon Gallup is a living legend though.

[@aderueda]

mark exactly!! He is probably The worst bass player ever!

[@skamusician]

@Chowder head Oh, if only you knew how poorly YT comments were set up 7 years ago... Good try though, kid.

[@pern1044]

So true.

[@cybertaiga9534]

@ mark- LOL! 😂That was one of the most scathingly profound remarks ever about the comparisons between Simon Gallup and Sid Vicious!

[@gerardkramer6922]

Brilliant on Bass, lovely sweet and pure man.

[@damianofonti]

Kissing tour Florence 30 november 1987, i pulled my sun glasses on stage, Simon picked them up and put them on for all just like heaven song. I went mad from the Amazing and fun.

[@Larukuislove]

He speaks!!! this is the first interview of Simon I see O_O he should do it more often! Robert, LET HIM SPEAK! XD

[@webster670]

I could watch an hour long interview with Mr.Gallup. I absolutely love listening, seeing and reading Robert interviews & and I always will, but I would so love to see LOTS more interviews with the rest of the band. I get the feeling that they're not interested in it, though.

[@elenadslv]

he has a beautiful voice, he should speak more often i would be happy

[@zyrabell69]

Great interview, Simon is very intelligent, he's describing the current situation with all the "woke" activists ruining things for other people. One of my favorite songs and I hope to read the book one day soon.

[@alukuhito]

On the other hand, if a band put out a song like "Killing a Jew" or "Killing a Black Man", how well do you think that would go down?

[@shapolfab]

This was filmed at least 15 years ago if not more. So Nothing to do w the current situation with all the so-called “woke”activists whatever that means!

[@despayre]

Yes, thank you so much! We get so little of Simon speaking.

[@Drjackdempsey9644]

Simon Gallup is a bass GOD!

[@9scratches2slashes]

thanks so much for posting this! :)

[@StevieZero]

You still alive ?

[@movicious]

He is beautiful, talented and is very hot. Love Simon Gallup. Another bass player that I love is Sid Vicious, Handsome! What a man... and his name was Simon too (John Simon Ritchie).

[@val1776-x5v]

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!

[@Tech-vn1jv]

Well said Simon.

[@meowmeowsucka]

He's hot

[@vanillacoffee]

He’s talking about Woke before woke was a thing.

[@dudididd2630]

Nice to meet your voice

[@ooviedoc]

@shivoni I agree, sounds like Boris' drums and Robert's voice sounds too clear to be after 2000.

[@maxvallecillo1689]

So , this is how Simon´s voice sounds

[@greghol]

Yes but deeper. There is an goofy tinny frequency in the audio since it wasn't a good recording.

[@urrrccckostan]

Patti Smith playing in background!

[@ptptyuki]

very true...xD the other member I was always curious about how his voice sounded like was Boris Williams @.@

[@pacure]

@ooviedoc Could be, the file-song has been took from a concert folder with 20 songs named Cure live 2002 without any more information, I added to the video due is my favourite version, the speed, performance and audio is perfect.

[@jolinkarlsson8569]

*i think i need someone older just a little bit colder starts playing in my head*

[@hasenfangmusic]

Actually, this version sounds 100%, exactly like the Glastonbury Festival 1990 bootleg, not from 2002. Still an awesome version.

[@adrianvigouroux2862]

Its funny how they had to change the singing to "killing another" because ppl dont have any general knowledge about anything, especially about literature..

[@ChiquitoKan]

@beforethree He and Peter Hook share the podium

[@LadyStarbina]

Ooooohhhhhh YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

[@Sakura790]

O_o Simon can talk!!! I thought that I would never hear him speak! finally I know how my bass god's voice sounds like than you ! :D

[@blueeyedgeisha]

@marlene1374 ... I don't find Robert's accent hard to understand 0_0

[@simongallup9147]

Hello, How are you doing? It’s nice seeing you here

[@Florcitax]

robert was in the toilet ! he took the chance jajaja

[@taffycat93]

I LOVE this song. And I feel no hate, nor do I feel like killing anyone. 🖤🖤🖤💋💋💋

[@alukuhito]

I'm going to guess that you're not an Arab though.

[@taffycat93]

@@alukuhito are you suggesting that Arabs feel hate or feel like killing someone? What's your point?

[@alukuhito]

@@taffycat93 Well, I'm just a regular western person who likes the Cure, so that song doesn't bother me. However, I'm just thinking, if I was an Arab, that could be some serious shit. I'm not a Jew, but if I was a Jew and there was a song, regardless of being based on a book or not (and who even knows what the book is actually about?), and that song was called "Killing a Jew" and it was by a band as huge as The Cure, that they play often in concert, and have been doing so for 40 years or so, I might just have an issue with that. I'm just saying that I can see another point of view. Maybe we need a debate. We could get Robert Smith justifying to upset Arabs why he sings a song called "Killing an Arab", and we can see if both sides have valid points or not.

[@taffycat93]

@@alukuhito You're the reason why Robert changed the sing to Killing Another. And you're point has been made without you needing a whole diatribe on the subject.

[@alukuhito]

@@taffycat93 So, I'm the reason? Interesting. I didn't even know he changed it. And he did so for me. Wow. That was nice of him. You were asking for a comment, so I gave you one. Off to bed now.

[@nelygallup2513]

so what? simon play that song too, he also make a very good solo bass.

[@alukuhito]

Are you related to him?

[@simongallup9147]

Hello, How are you doing? It’s nice seeing you here

[@pacure]

@Larukuislove hahah, yes Regards

[@skamusician]

I'm not sure if they've gone back to playing the original way, but a few years back when I saw them they were singing "Kissing an Arab" as opposed to "Killing an Arab," which I thought was kind of silly. Love the song though.

[@greghol]

Saw them last year and it is back to KAA. It was "killing another" from the recordings I heard prior to that.

[@zoeherriot]

greghol that was just the NME recordings wasn't it? Because the broadcaster wasn't comfortable with the words. I've seen them three times over twenty years and each time it was Killing an Arab.

[@cmclsrnsee]

@warminator i think thats simons best quote haha

[@poemeetsludwig2410]

Now R Smith sing “killing another “, political correctness vigilance is a shit !

[@watchensee]

@marlene1374 I hate to say this, but I'd have to agree with you. I love Robert's voice though!

[@arrisfilms]

@TheMonsterXavier going listen to the loveline interview its god robert and simon messing about its really funny

[@TomWHL]

well you are asking for trouble if you play such song. especially nowadays. which proves the cure are hardcore band. ;-)

[@drexlspivey5828]

TomWHL Not as hardcore as you think, they've changed the title of it now to 'Killing Another'

[@upyourtits]

Erm, wasn't dempsey still the bassist on Killing an Arab?

[@rollandjoeseph]

Sigh...I love the cure and Simon but people are stupid and when they see a song title like this of course the first reaction is being offended , imagine if a song came out called killing a brit , but it's based off a book called "my shoe" , what do you think is gonna happen? I'm not condoning violence but a different title could've helped..too late now tho😒

[@Thubereh]

Really??? :-O

[@monicavicious5110]

Sid is influence in atitude and stage presence for many bass players and he could play bass (but his addiction ruin his life). But Why I do give a fuck what the general public think? The general public is scum (Sid Vicious).

[@pern1044]

Sid Vicious absolutely could "not" play the bass. Famous close friend and famous rivals ALL reported Sid Vicious could not play guitar. Period. His own band members would unplug his bass on shows. Sid was only a poster punk idol because his hair style and fashion sense he nailed to the T, perfection there by inspiring countless fans to dress like him. I don't see any baby-pins on you. No, you want to look like a mesh of Sid and Nancy. But I get it, you think he's cute so you'll create lies to place him on a peddlestal. Disgusting. (I sound so punk) No one will EVER believe a comment like it. Now go, run along and put your makeup and goth music you know very little of.

[@jordanperry8015]

Why so uptight Simon? You and Robert are my adopted Godparents! Only people who make a difference are loved, or hated. If I was 30 years younger i'd stalk you. But only in a good way- you are in my teenage dreams- sounds so cliche', but you are my family - i could never ask for any better. It friday, silly- and i'm in love.

[@greghol]

Simon is not upset. It's called a reaction from the idiots.

[@lopony7944]

📣Well DUHHHHH, when you put out a SONG about KILLING something or someone, it creates a gravitation to the feeling behind the lyrics. And it makes the listeners think the singer feels that way. It's the same with ANY SONG It's just like if HE heard a song by a French person talking about killing an English person DUHHHHHHHHHH . . . The silliness is in the defense of this. It SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN APOLOGY It was a bad decision. Whether rob disliked Arabic ppl or not

[@deaddoll1361]

It's a song about a book, the silliness is people like you thinking that deserves an apology.