The Cure member Robert Smith shares how quitting smoking saved his voice

Robert Smith has opened up about how quitting smoking saved his voice.

The Cure member Smith told Radio X host John Kennedy that he didn't focus on his health until he reached his 50s.

Smith said, "I’m fortunate to have the genes that I have, because I have really not paid great attention to longevity in my own personal life, up until the age of 50."

"I was astonished that I got to 50 and then I started to think I’d probably like to get to 60. And so I started to moderate a bit. Then you turn 60. Really every year is a bit of a bonus for me. So I suppose as a consequence of that, my voice has held up probably a lot longer than I thought," he added further.

Smith further highlighted quitting smoking at 40, saying, "It was the most important thing I did, really. I turned 40 and I thought, I’m never smoking again. And I haven’t."

He explained, "I think that’s really pretty much, along with a few other things, [what has] allowed me to continue doing what I do. But having said that, there are people who I know who are singers who do look after themselves, but then their voices go. It’s just one of those things."

"My voice will go at some point… but I said recently my dad would sing every day into his 90s. He would say to me, just like, keep singing. He’d always say that to me. Just keep singing until people tell you to stop," Smith added.