"If Morrissey says not to eat meat, then I’ll eat meat - that’s how much I hate Morrissey." The story of the hugely-entertaining, long-running beef between Robert Smith and Morrissey

Robert Smith and Morrissey, who is eating some grapes. In a swimming pool.

It does not take a huge leap of the imagination to come to the conclusion that The Cure and The Smiths shared a lot of fans as both groups made their big breakthroughs in the early 80s. Songs built around themes of alienation, the feeling of being part of a devoted cult crew, outsiderdom, and the added bonus of some really excellent music, theirs were causes ripe for cross-pollination.

Unfortunately, though, that feeling did not extend to the artists themselves, specifically the band’s frontmen. For, throughout the 80s and beyond, The Cure’s Robert Smith and The Smiths' Morrissey embarked on a hugely entertaining feud that neither party seemed to be able to let go.