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Perry Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, died during the Christmas holidays. He was 65 years old.
The group issued a statement on their official website confirming Bamonte’s death, noting that he “died after a short illness.”
“It is with immense sadness that we confirm the passing of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte, who passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas,” the band wrote. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and wildly creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm and vital part of The Cure’s story.”
The release then recounts how he became a full-time member of the band in 1990, playing numerous instruments including guitar, keyboard and six-string bass on five albums, including “Wish,” “Wild Mood Swings” and “Bloodflowers,” “and performing more than 400 concerts over 14 years.”
Longtime Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte has died at the age of 65. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
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“He joined The Cure in 2022, playing a further 90 shows, among the best in the band’s history, culminating with ‘The Show of a Lost World’ concert in London on November 1, 2024,” they added. “Our thoughts and condolences go out to his entire family. He will be greatly missed.”
Before join the band as a musicianBamonte, born in London in 1960, began working as part of the band’s road crew in 1984, becoming a member of the band in 1990 when their keyboardist, Roger O’Donnell, left the group.
Bamonte was fired from the band in 2005, but kept his passion for music alive, joining British rock supergroup Love Amongst Ruin in 2012, and featured on their 2015 album, “Lose Your Way”.
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Bamonte reunited with the band in 2019 when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
He reunited with The Cure for the first time since his departure in 2019 when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Together, they performed five of their most popular songs, including “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Just Like Heaven” and “A Forest.”
His last performance with the group was in November 2024 to help launch their first album in 16 years, “Songs of a Lost World.” The show was filmed for the concert film“The Cure: The Show of a Lost World,” released in theaters earlier this month.
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The Cure first formed in 1976 and consisted of three school friends, Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey and Lol Tolhurst. They received four Grammy Awards nominations throughout their careers.
Bamonte joined the band in 1990 after working as a roadie from 1984 to 1989. (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Bamonte is survived by his wife, Donna.
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