Robert Smith, The Cure, 1987

The Cure backstage in 1987, lights set up mid-tour, and you can feel the mood before the show starts. Print showed up crisp, and those Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me-era details are all still there.

The backstage lighting setup really shows in this print — you can see the shadows fall naturally across his face instead of looking like a studio shot. Bought it for my office wall and the paper quality holds up close. Feels like a real moment from the Kissing Tour, not a posed promo pic.

The black-and-white shot captures Weiss's signature backstage lighting perfectly—you can feel the raw energy of that Kissing Tour era. Frame arrived well-packaged and the print quality is crisp. Just wish the certificate of authenticity was signed by Weiss himself.