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Perry Bamonte, who played guitar and keyboards for the Cure<\/a>, has died at the age of 65.<\/p>\n “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,” the band posted on their website<\/a>. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of the Cure story.”<\/p>\n After working as Robert Smith<\/a>‘s guitar tech and personal assistant, Bamonte became an official member of the Cure in 1990, and the first album he appeared on was 1992’s Wish<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n “Now, I’m one of the first to go home after a show instead of the last one to leave,” he said in an interview<\/a> then. “It’s healthier, that’s for sure. Also, in the Cure we get to add our own parts to the music\u2014tempos, accents…I think our sound is a lot more driven and noisy now. … Though we’re very separate and distinct individuals, we’ve evolved a sort of group mind with the music. It’s a lot like science fiction, being in the Cure.”<\/p>\n He played on two more studio albums, Wild Mood Swings<\/em> (1996) and Bloodflowers<\/em> (2000) before being dismissed from the group in 2005.<\/p>\n After that, Bamonte led a relatively quiet life, devoting most of his artistic talent to making illustrations. In 2019, he was inducted <\/a>into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> alongside his Cure bandmates, and in 2022, he rejoined the band.<\/p>\n “Our thoughts and condolences are with all his family,” the Cure’s statement concluded. “He will be very greatly missed.”<\/p>\n A look at those we’ve lost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Ultimate Classic Rock Staff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn Memoriam: 2025 Deaths<\/h2>\n