Perry Bamonte , guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure , died this Friday, December 26th, at the age of 65. According to a statement, the musician passed away at home during Christmas, after a brief illness.
The band announced the news through a statement on their official website:
"It is with immense sadness that we confirm the passing of our great friend and bandmate, Perry Bamonte, who died after a brief illness at home over Christmas. Calm, intense, intuitive, constant and extremely creative, 'Teddy' was an essential and affectionate part of The Cure's history. He cared for the band from 1984 to 1989, becoming a full member in 1990, playing guitar, six-string bass and keyboards on the albums Wish , Wild Mood Swings , Bloodflowers , Acoustic Hits and The Cure . He also performed over 400 shows over 14 years."
He rejoined The Cure in 2022, performing over 90 shows, some of the best in the band's history, culminating in the Show Of A Lost World in London on November 12, 2024. Our thoughts and condolences are with his entire family. He will be greatly missed.”
Born in London, Perry Bamonte became a member of the band's production team in 1984, and later became guitar technician and personal assistant to vocalist Robert Smith. The musician joined The Cure in 1990, initially as a keyboardist, reinforcing the atmospheric layers that marked the band's denser and more experimental phase. In 1991, he also began playing guitar, definitively integrating himself into the live lineup during the Wish .
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