The Cure's Robert Smith offers blunt response to overzealous TV host

English rock band The Cure have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but that news has been overshadowed by an interview on the red carpet.

Lead singer Robert Smith's blunt response to a very excitable American interviewer has been viewed over eight million times. It becomes glaringly apparent that the band was a lot less enthusiastic about their induction into the rock hall of fame than their interviewer Carrie Keagan.

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[euanelliott]

Manufactured enthusiasm meets British sarcasm with amusing results.

[callumwalker]

Smiths singing voice: *very smooth, kinda high, no rough edges*

Smiths actual voice: "*Bit early innit*"

[KachZz]

Robet Smith is the person who enjoys staying at home during pandemic.

[darev]

Robert Smith looking like that cool aunt who collects Crystals and makes Kombucha every Autumn

[pbwbh]

I think she was not overzealous, but rather just excited to meet a cool guy like Robert. I also feel that Robert was not being rude but was just being himself. What happened here is that two different personalities met with each other and simply bounced off of each other like opposing magnets. We don't need to take his or her side. There are no sides to take.

[lazyatthedisco]

- "Are you excited as I am?"
- "By the sounds of it, no".
That wound will never fully heal.

[ZeroChannelZero]

She was just doing her job: conveying the excitement of the night to the viewers.
He was just doing his job: being Robert Smith.

[SavoxYT]

To be fair, I think we'd all be as ecstatic as her if we met the man who defeated Mecha-Streisand.

[joeking]

Coulda sworn it read "Robert Smith offers blunt to overzealous TV Host." I was expecting a VERY different video...

[atmywitsend]

I am glad that both of these people exist. Polar opposites are what make life so entertaining. Imagine if we were all the same. What a very dull world this would be.

[EarleMonroe]

That look at the end after she says, "You win in my book, " is pure effing gold. Priceless.

[bransonfredricks]

Goes to show that being “outgoing” isn’t the same thing as actually connecting with a person.

[CopiousDoinksLLC]

"Subsumed into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame, despite our best efforts."
Man, he's got a way with words

[asteve]

Robert Smith will always be 1980 Robert Smith in my head...

[MaggotDiggo]

I love this interview so much. She handled the unexpected response very well.

[irisheyes]

I like Robert Smith because he's not afraid to be himself. He hasn't got the stylist, capped teeth, or botox injections. I really like this interview because it shows him at his absolute authentic best. That's why we love him. It's all good.

[psori]

"By the sounds of it, no"
Top Banter, what a lad.

[dog]

Robert look like he has been dragged through A Forest.

[RubyWeapon]

Could anyone even imagine Robert responding with the same level of excitement?

[giancarlovelandrez]

Well, in his defense,
he don't care if Monday's blue.
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too.
Thursday, he don't care about you.
She probably should've waited for Friday.