Perry Bamonte
Birth namePerry Archangelo Bamonte
Born (1960-09-03) 3 September 1960 (age 63)
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
  • bass
Member of

Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born 3 September 1960) is an English musician and artist, best known as a multi-instrumentalist for The Cure from 1990 to 2005,[1] and again since 2022.[2]

Biography

Bamonte was born in London, England. His older brother Daryl worked as a tour manager for The Cure and Depeche Mode,[3] and via this connection Perry joined the Cure's road crew in 1984.[4] He eventually became the guitar tech and personal assistant for group leader Robert Smith.[5] Already a guitarist, during this period Bamonte was taught to play piano and keyboards by Smith's sister Janet.[6][7] When keyboardist Roger O'Donnell left the Cure in 1990, Bamonte was promoted to a full member of the band, playing both keyboards and guitar regularly, as well as six-string bass and percussion occasionally.[5]

Bamonte's first album with the Cure was Wish in 1992, and he remained with the band for their next three albums. Due to the departure of guitarist Porl Thompson and the return of Roger O'Donnell during this period, Bamonte's duties for the band shifted to a stronger focus on guitar and less on keyboards.[8] In 2005, Bamonte and O'Donnell were dismissed by Smith, who reportedly wanted to reinvent the band as a three-piece.[9][10] Despite the abrupt dismissal and the lack of an official statement describing the reason, Bamonte and Smith remained on amicable terms.[11]

Bamonte kept a low profile for several years, devoting his time to fly fishing and a career as an illustrator.[5] He continues to contribute content and illustrations for the magazine Fly Culture.[12] In 2012 he joined the supergroup Love Amongst Ruin as bassist and appeared on their 2015 album Lose Your Way.[13] In 2019, Bamonte joined fellow members of the Cure, past and present, for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[14] In a move that had not been previously announced, Bamonte rejoined the Cure in 2022 for the first performance of their extensive Lost World Tour, and has remained with the band since.[15]

Discography

The Cure

References

  1. ^ Peter Buckley (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough GuidesMusic/Songbooks. ISBN 1-84353-105-4.
  2. ^ Trendell, Andrew (6 October 2022). "The Cure debut new songs and welcome Perry Bamonte back to band as they kick off 2022 tour". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (21 October 2021). "Permafrost Revisit Pre-Pandemic Songs and a Depeche Mode Tour on "Restore Us"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ Uncut, ed. (2016). "The Cure". The Ultimate Music Guide. pp. 94–97.
  5. ^ a b c Price, Simon (2023). Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure. New York, NY: William Morrow. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-0-06-306864-3.
  6. ^ Apter, Jeff. Never Enough: The Story of The Cure, (2009) Omnibus Press, p. 250; ISBN 978-1-84772-739-8
  7. ^ Phillips, Shaun. "Making Up The Cure", VOX, November 1992
  8. ^ "The Cure Cut Two, Ending 10-Year Run With Same Lineup". MTV.com.
  9. ^ "Update: Two Members Exit The Cure". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ "The Cure / News : Line-Up Change". 2 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2 June 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ TCDB.info, THE CURE - Interview w/ Robert Smith - Volume × May 2019, retrieved 31 January 2021
  12. ^ "Who we are". Fly Culture Magazine. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. ^ Lach, Stef (14 April 2015). "Love Amongst Ruin unveil Lose Your Way". Louder. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Troy L. (30 March 2019). "How The Cure owned the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions". cleveland. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. ^ Trendell, Andrew (6 October 2022). "The Cure debut new songs and welcome Perry Bamonte back to band as they kick off 2022 tour". NME. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

External links

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 2019
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