Sure, The Cure aren’t metal, but this is important regardless. You can’t act like they haven’t had a huge impact on everything, but especially music that’s dark and brooding. Metal is definitely that, in its own right (I mean, remember some years ago when we were “given” Curezum?). It’s sad to say that The Cure have just shared that their guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte has passed away at the age of 65.
The band made the sad announcement on their website, saying that Bamonte, who’s been in the band since 1990, passed after dealing with “a short illness at home over Christmas.” Damn. Their post reads:
IT IS WITH ENORMOUS SADNESS
THAT WE CONFIRM THE DEATH OF OUR GREAT FRIEND AND BANDMATE
PERRY BAMONTE
WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS AT HOME OVER CHRISTMAS.QUIET, INTENSE, INTUITIVE, CONSTANT AND HUGELY CREATIVE,
‘TEDDY’ WAS A WARM HEARTED AND VITAL PART OF THE CURE STORY.‘LOOKING AFTER THE BAND’ FROM 1984 THROUGH 1989,
HE BECAME A FULL TIME MEMBER OF THE CURE IN 1990,
PLAYING GUITAR, SIX STRING BASS AND KEYBOARD
ON THE WISH, WILD MOOD SWINGS, BLOODFLOWERS,
ACOUSTIC HITS AND THE CURE ALBUMS,
AS WELL AS PERFORMING MORE THAN 400 SHOWS OVER 14 YEARS.HE REJOINED THE CURE IN 2022, PLAYING ANOTHER 90 SHOWS,
SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BAND’S HISTORY,
CULMINATING WITH THE SHOW OF A LOST WORLD CONCERT
IN LONDON 1ST NOVEMBER 2024.OUR THOUGHTS AND CONDOLENCES ARE WITH ALL HIS FAMILY.
HE WILL BE VERY GREATLY MISSED.
What a shitty way to spend the holiday. Our hearts go out to Perry’s family, bandmates, and friends and everyone else. RIP to a legend.