The Cure’s Robert Smith says he “lives at night” and has “the only nocturnal sheep in Britain”

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The Cure‘s Robert Smith has revealed that he “lives at night” and has claimed to be the owner of “the only nocturnal sheep in Britain”.Yesterday (October 30), Smith and co played shows at the iconic BBC Radio Theatre – one a live session for Huw Stephens on 6 Music, and another for the ‘Radio 2 In Concert’ series in front of an intimate audience.

The shows took place ahead of the release of ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ their 14th album which marks their first in 16 years.The frontman spoke with Jo Whiley for BBC Radio 2 ahead of the performances – which will be available to watch on Saturday (November 2) from 9:10pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.During the interview, Smith shared: “I’ve got the only nocturnal sheep in Britain, seriously I’ve trained them to… I’m trying to train them because apparently, you can’t train sheep but I’m determined.

I’ve trained one of my sheep to shake hands, seriously! No honestly at night, I will probably post at some point before the end of the year […] another viral moment for me!

I can’t get ‘em to talk but they do listen though, they’re very good listeners.”A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)He also opened up about his nocturnal lifestyle and said: “I do live at night.