The Cure Announces Death Of Bandmember

The Cure has announced the following regarding the death of their longtime bandmate:

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.

You can see the original notice at https://www.thecure.com/news/2025/12/perry-archangelo-bamonte-1960-2025/

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