Robert Smith : (4) " The idea of reinvention has always seemed bizarre to me. " - Robert Smith " I would be more familiar with Janet Jackson than I was with the Teardrop Explodes or Joy Division, because I didn’t want to listen to my competitors for fear of nicking ideas off them. " - Robert Smith " If you feel alienated from people around you, it’s because no one tries to understand you. " - Robert Smith " People think it’s funny that I enjoy dreaming so much. I just use it as a form of entertainment. It’s very private. I don’t see my dreams as separate. I mean, half the time I’m wandering around dreaming anyway. " - Robert Smith