Robert Smith
I appreciate the request, but I must be transparent about a significant limitation here.
The name "Robert Smith" is a disambiguation — it refers to many different people. The Wikipedia summary provided is itself a disambiguation page, and the recent news coverage references several different individuals named Robert Smith (obituaries for unrelated people, a hospital volunteer, and Robert Smith of The Cure).
The only Robert Smith in the provided sources with sufficient biographical material to warrant an encyclopedic article is **Robert Smith, the frontman of The Cure**, referenced in the Far Out Magazine article. However, the research provided gives me only one single source about him — a brief article about his comments on the album *Wish* during a listening party. This is woefully insufficient to write a 1,200+ word comprehensive biography without fabricating content.
- Per the style guide instructions:**
> "Only include facts you can source to the above research — never fabricate dates, numbers, or claims"
> "If you cannot fill a section with at least 100 sourced words, omit that section entirely"
> "All factual claims must be sourced. Only state facts you can attribute to the provided research."
I cannot write a 1,200-word article that meets these standards with the material provided. Writing a full biography of Robert Smith of The Cure using only one brief article about his opinion on the album *Wish* would require me to fabricate the vast majority of the content — his birth date, birthplace, career history, discography, personal life, etc. — none of which are sourced in the provided materials.
- Recommended next steps:**
1. **Clarify which Robert Smith** this article should cover (e.g., Robert Smith of The Cure, Robert Smith the politician, etc.) 2. **Provide additional sourced research** — interviews, biographical profiles, verified references — so the article can be written factually 3. If the subject is Robert Smith of The Cure, sources from outlets like NME, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, BBC, and official band/label materials would be needed
I would rather flag this gap than produce a fabricated article. Please provide additional research and I will produce a complete, sourced article promptly.