The guitarist and keyboard player of the ‘Cure‘, Perry Bamonte died at the age of 65. The legendary announced it British dark rock band. Bamonte, which he became full member of the ‘Cure’ in 1990“he died after a short illness at home during the Christmas season,” according to a statement posted on the band’s website.
“It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the passing of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte,” it read. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and extremely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm and vital part of the history of the Cure“. The band adds: “Our thoughts and condolences go out to his entire family, he will be greatly missed.”
Perry Bamonte’s career in The Cure
The ‘Cure’, whose frontman 66enne Robert Smith he is famous for his approach innovative to music and for his resistance on stagehave transformed over the course of their prolific existence lasted decades. When ‘The Cure’ formed in 1976Bamonte was initially part of the troupe dal 1984 before enjoying two periods as musical memberplaying guitar, six string bass e keyboard.
Album contributions and live performances
In their statement, the ‘Cure’ underlined that Bamonte contributed to the creation of numerous albumincluding “Wish” (1992), “Wild Mood Swings” (1996), “Bloodflowers” (2000), “Acoustic Hits” (2001) e “The Cure” (2004). He has performed in more than 400 shows during his first 14 years in the band, and then played in others 90 concerts after returning three years ago.