{"id":213053,"date":"2025-12-27T05:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T05:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/213053\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T05:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T05:31:07","slug":"perry-bamonte-the-cure-guitarist-and-keyboard-player-dies-aged-65-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/213053\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry Bamonte, The Cure guitarist and keyboard player, dies aged 65 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/the-cure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/the-cure\/\">The Cure<\/a> guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, the band have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Crawley-formed post-punk band said Bamonte died \u201cafter a short illness at home\u201d, in a statement on their website, which they said was posted with \u201cenormous sadness\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">It read: \u201cQuiet, intensive, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, \u2018Teddy\u2019 was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cLooking after the band from 1984 through 1989, he became a full member of The Cure in 1990, playing guitar, six string bass and keyboard on the Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), Bloodflowers (2000), Acoustic Hits (2001), and The Cure (2004) albums, as well as performing more than 400 shows over 14 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cHe re-joined The Cure in 2022, playing another 90 shows, some of the best in the band\u2019s history, culminating with The Show Of A Lost World concert in London, (on) November 1st, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cOur thoughts and condolences are with all his family, he will be very greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Having been part of the band\u2019s roadcrew from 1984, before being asked to join the band after the departure of keyboardist Roger O\u2019Donnell, Bamonte played on some of the band\u2019s best-known tracks, such as Friday I\u2019m In Love, High and A Letter To Elise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He also featured on The Cure\u2019s live albums Paris and Show, both released in 1993.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">His former bandmate, drummer Lol Tolhurst, said in a tribute posted on Instagram: \u201cSo sad to hear about Perry Bamonte passing. Cindy (Tolhurst\u2019s wife) and I send our condolences to all that knew him. Farewell Teddy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/music\/2024\/11\/25\/the-cures-robert-smith-i-wear-lipstick-im-65-im-not-the-person-to-stand-up-to-say-whats-wrong-with-the-world\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith: \u2018I wear lipstick, I\u2019m 65. I\u2019m not the person to stand up to say what\u2019s wrong with the world\u2019Opens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Bamonte was also the bass player in supergroup Love Amongst Ruin, who have released two studio albums, their self-titled 2010 debut, and Lose Your Way (2015), and also feature former Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt and Julian Cope collaborator Donald Ross Skinner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He also had a keen interest in fly fishing and built a career as an illustrator, contributing to the magazine Fly Culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Bamonte\u2019s younger brother, Daryl Bamonte, is a music manager who has worked as a tour manager for The Cure and Depeche Mode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Formed in 1976 by lead singer Robert Smith and Tolhurst, The Cure have had a regularly changing line-up, and are known for their heavy influence on goth, post-punk and indie music. 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