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Robert Smith Slams Musicians Who Condone Ticketmaster: 'They’re either fucking stupid or lying. It’s just driven by greed'

And he’s not letting them lie or “hide behind management” any longer.

More than a year after defeating Ticketmaster’s dynamic-pricing chokehold for the Cure’s nationwide tour, Robert Smith is calling out his fellow musicians for continuing to quietly support the monopoly because, well … money. In a new interview with The Telegraph, Smith insisted that getting Ticketmaster to sway direction for the common good, like the Cure did, boils down to relentlessly kicking and screaming until you get your way for your fans. “After further conversation, Ticketmaster have agreed with us that many of the fees being charged are unduly high,” he wrote at the time.

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