Perry Bamonte

Perry Archangelo Bamonte born 3 September 1960 is an English musician and illustrator best known as a member of the rock band The Cure from 1990 to 2005 and again since 2022 Born in London England Bamonte became a guitar tech for The Cure in 1984 He joined the band as keyboardist in 1990 replacing Roger ODonnell who abruptly quit after a tour and Bamonte played both guitar and keyboards on the bands 1992 album Wish Following the departure of Porl Thompson in 1993 Bamonte took on additional lead guitar duties ODonnell rejoined in 1995 to fill the keyboardist position Bamonte appeared on the subsequent albums Wild Mood Swings Bloodflowers and The Cure He has been credited for writing the music for the songs Trust from Wish This Is a Lie from Wild Mood Swings and Anniversary from The Cure He also appeared on the live albums Paris and Show as well as Trilogy In 2005 it was reported that Bamonte and Roger ODonnell were let go by the Cures leader Robert Smith who wanted to make some changes to the group Smith reportedly wanted to make the band a threepiece The news was officially announced on May 27 2005 on The Cures website On June 18 2005 The Cure announced the return of former guitarist Porl Thompson The seemingly abrupt changes in the band brought about rumors and speculation while no official statement was given by Smith as to why Bamonte and ODonnell were let go While it was a surprise to both both Bamonte and ODonnell remained on amicable terms with Smith In September 2012 Bamonte was revealed as the bassist for London band Love Amongst Ruin to help them tour their second album Lose Your Way In March 2019 Bamonte joined fellow members of The Cure past and present for their induction into the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Bamonte rejoined The Cure in 2022 onstage as a guitaristkeyboardist performing on the first night of the bands Lost World Tour in Riga Latvia His younger brother is Daryl Bamonte who has worked with the Cure as their tour manager and toured with Depeche Mode Bamonte is also a lifelong passionate fly fisherman who currently contributes art and illustration for the quarterly magazine Fly Culture Source Article Perry Bamonte from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30