“I think when you finish an album, you tend to have your favorites, where a lot of the time are not the singles.”

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He is saying that after completing an album, the songs he likes most are often not the ones chosen as singles. He is distinguishing between his personal favorites and the tracks selected for promotion. The quote suggests that an artist’s preferred songs and the public-facing singles can be different.

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About Curt Smith

English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer

Curt Smith is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as a co-founder of the pop rock band Tears for Fears, where he serves as co-lead vocalist and bassist alongside childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith has co-written several of the band’s songs and has taken lead vocals on some of its best-known tracks, including “Mad World,” “Pale Shelter,” “Change,” “The Way You Are,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” and “Advice for the Young at Heart.”

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