Why did Robert Smith decide to leave The Banshees?
Leap of faith.
From The Vault Archives: 02/2026
The one band Chris Cornell never wanted to become: “The most uncool thing”
Influences too close to the chest.
The one musician Slash never enjoyed working with: “I always got irritated”
Not clicking in the right way.
The band Linda Ronstadt could never match: “They’re much better than me”
Well ahead of everyone else.
The guitarist Johnny Cash said was out of everybody’s league: “That particular touch”
Gave him his signature sound.
The band Tom Petty said was better than you can dream of: “A vision to an entire generation”
Music better than anything else.
The one person Steven Tyler said he wanted to kill: “I wanted to get a gun and shoot him”
The ultimate betrayal.
The musician Neil Young called “one of the closest friends in my life”
Always there at the right moment.
