The Cure

Third consecutive U.S. platinum album came with a price.

An all-star cast of rockers helped the Starman ring in his 50th birthday in 1997.

Frontman admits he's "struggled more with finishing the words to these new Cure recordings than at any other point.”

Nine Inch Nails leader praises influential goth band at New York ceremony.

He was in the Cure from 1983-84, and also worked with Hawkwind and Iggy Pop.

Gloomy, gothy, punky, poppy – this multidimensional band's albums are among the best of the era.

Next year's inductees also include the Cure, Radiohead and Roxy Music.

Eligible for induction since 2004, they were a finalist once, in 2012.