The Cure’s Robert Smith is asking fans not to buy the band’s new EP from iTunes.
Smith posted the following statement (all in caps) at The Cure website.It reads:
“PLEASE DONT BUY HYPNAGOGIC STATES EP FROM ITUNES FOR £7.99.
IT IS ABSURD!??
TMU HAS MANAGED TO FUCK THIS UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL!??
MY EMAIL TO THEM TODAY IS BELOW?ITS EASIER THAN WRITING IT OUT AGAIN NICELY...?(THOSE OFFENDED BY COLOURFUL LANGUAGE LOOK AWAY NOW)??
>??
DEAR...??I FUCKING DESPAIR?AGAIN??HYPNAGOGIC STATES EP IS NOW UP ON UK ITUNES...??
5 TRACKS FOR £7.99??FOR FUCKS SAKE!??
AND THE PACKAGE IS COMPLETEY MISSING THE EXTRA BONUS TRACK (65DOS ALT REMIX OF "THE ONLY ONE")??
SO?YOU CAN BUY THE FOUR REMIXES BY 30STM/AFI/MCR/FOB INDIVIDUALLY FOR 79P EACH...??
BUT YOU ONLY GET THE 65DOS "EXPLODING HEAD SYNDROME" REMIX OF ALL FOUR SINGLES IF YOU PAY £7.99 FOR "THE ALBUM"...??
IE YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO PAY £4.83 FOR THE 65DOS REMIX... !!!?
WHO THE FUCK IS GOING TO PAY THIS AND NOT FEEL TOTALLY RIPPED OFF???
IT'S NOT A FUCKING ALBUM!?
IT'S A 5 TRACK EP ?
AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET AN EXTRA FREE TRACK (THE 65DOS REMIX OF "THE ONLY ONE") IF YOU
BUY IT AS A 5 TRACK EP?
AND ITS SUPPOSED TO COST LESS IF YOU BUY IT AS A 5 TRACK EP THAN IF YOU BUY THE 5 TRACKS INDIVIDUALLY...??
THAT IS WHAT WAS AGREED????
THIS IS SO TOTALLY WRONG?
I REALLY DO FUCKING DESPAIR??
WHY IS IT SO INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO GET ANYTHING DONE RIGHT?????
PLEASE FIX THIS NOW??
I AM POSTING THIS AS I FEEL????
UPSET!??
ANYWAY?PLEASE ONLY BUY THIS 5 TRACK EP FROM ITUNES WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE FOR AROUND £4.00 OR LESS AND YOU GET THE FREE 65DOS T.O.O REMIX - IT'S FAB AND THE MONEY (WELL - OUR SHARE OF IT!) IS GOING TO A GOOD CAUSE...??
THIS GOES FOR ANY OTHER ITUNES STORES AROUND THE WORLD??LIKE JAPAN...??
ONWARDS...?RSX
Long story short, someone must have been able to make sense of the rant. The price of the E.P. has been reduced.
The new album from The Cure `4:13` is due soon.
