[Susan Foreman]

The Cure's Robert Smith once sent an urgent message to his record label requesting 'video nasty' horror movies / Classic Rock

"Reportedly, the singer lost out on a day off when an extra show was added to The Cure's 1992 US tour, rendering him unable to go hunting for the set of films, which at the time he'd have been unable to acquire in the UK, due to the British Parliament passing the Video Recordings Act of 1984: ie, the films were considered too graphic/gory for UK viewers.

Smith's message reads:"

"Urgent attn of Howard Thompson.

Dear Howard,

I hope this fax finds you well! I have a favour to ask of you...I was hoping to have had a day off in NYC to do a bit of shopping, but the addition of Dayton, Ohio, and 'meet the Winners' at MTV, has put paid to that; so I was wondering; would you be able to get the following VHS videos for me? (all unavailable in the UK).

Clockwork Orange, Driller Killer, I Spit On Your Grave, Last House On The Left, Blood Sucking Freaks, Filthy Rich, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, and maybe a couple of others you could recommend in the splatter-cannibal she-devil vein!!!

I've got a multi-standard player, so ntsc isn't a problem...I'm asking you because you're the only person I can think will know where to get them; but if you can't, that's fine.

Either way, I hope to see you at the Nassau Coliseum show...

Thanks for your time,

Robert, (The Cure)."