Throwback: Happy 63rd Birthday, Curt Smith!

June is a very busy month in music history:

• Alanis Morisette celebrated her 50th birthday on June 1 
• The Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts was born 83 years ago on June 2
• One of the greatest singer/songwriters to ever live, Curtis Mayfield was born 82 years ago on June 3
• Al B. Sure! celebrated his 56th birthday on June 4
• The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love frontman Richard Butler celebrated his 68th birthday on June 5 
• The legendary Prince was born 66 years ago on June 7
• Duran Duran‘s Nick Rhodes celebrated his 62nd on June 8
• “Mr. Excitement,” the great Jackie Wilson was born 90 years ago on June 9
• Howlin’ Wolf, one of the greatest bluesmen to have ever done it was born 114 years ago on June 10
• Boy George celebrated his 63rd birthday on June 14
• Ice Cube celebrated his 55th birthday on June 15
• Waylon Jennings was born 87 years ago on June 15
• Tupac Shakur was born 53 years ago on June 16
• The O’Jays‘ Eddie Levert celebrated his 82nd birthday on June 16
• The legendary Paul McCartney celebrated his 82nd birthday on June 18
• Pete Rock celebrated his 54th birthday on June 21
• Cyndi Lauper celebrated her 71st on June 22
• Kris Kristofferson celebrated his 88th birthday on June 22
• The legendary June Carter Cash was born 95 years ago on June 23

Tears for Fears‘ Curt Smith celebrates his 63rd birthday today. Smith is behind some of the most beloved, commercially successful and iconic songs ever written and recorded. I feel like songs like “Shout,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” “Change” will be listened to 1,000 years from now.

Happy birthday, Curt! May there be many, many more!