Perry Bamonte, guitarist for the Cure, dead at 65

Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, has died. He was 65.

The set announced connected its website connected Dec. 26 that Bamonte died “after a abbreviated unwellness astatine location implicit Christmas.”

“Quiet, intense, intuitive changeless and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a lukewarm hearted and captious portion of the Cure story,” the set said.

The London-born Bamonte began touring with the Cure arsenic a guitar tech and adjunct successful 1984, past joined the set full-time successful 1990. He performed implicit 400 shows with the radical and recorded connected the albums “Wish,” “Wild Mood Swings,” “Bloodflowers,” “Acoustic Hits” and “The Cure.”

Bamonte parted ways with the Cure aft 14 years, aboriginal performing with the radical Love Amongst Ruin. He returned to the Cure successful 2022 for “another 90 shows, immoderate of the champion successful the band’s history,” the radical said, including the Nov. 1, 2024, London amusement documented connected the performance movie “The Show of a Lost World.”

As a subordinate of the Cure, Bamonte was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame successful 2019. The set is inactive scheduled for a tally of European festivals and header shows successful 2026.

“Our thoughts and condolences are with each his family,” the radical said. “He volition beryllium missed.”