Perry Bamonte, The Cure guitarist, dies at home at 65 after illness

Perry Bamonte, former guitarist and keyboardist of The Treatment, died through the Christmas holidays. He was 65.

The band released a statement on their official web site confirming Bamonte’s loss of life, noting that he “handed away after a short sickness.”

“It’s with immense disappointment that we affirm the loss of life of our expensive good friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte, who handed away at residence over Christmas after a short sickness,” the band wrote. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, fixed and enormously artistic: ‘Teddy’ was a heartfelt and important a part of The Treatment story.”

The assertion went on to inform how he grew to become a full-time member of the band in 1990, occurring to play many devices together with guitar, keyboard and six-string bass on 5 albums, together with “Want,” “Wild Temper Swings” and “Bloodflowers,” “in addition to performing greater than 400 reveals over 14 years.”

Perry Bamonte, the Treatment’s longtime guitarist, died on the age of 65. (Scott Legato/Getty Photographs)

HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2025: PHOTOS

“He rejoined The Treatment in 2022 and performed an additional 90 reveals, among the greatest within the band’s historical past, culminating in ‘The Present of a Misplaced World’ live performance in London on November 1, 2024,” they added. “Our ideas and condolences are together with his complete household. He might be drastically missed.”

Earlier than becoming a member of the band as a musician, Bamonte, who was born in London in 1960, started working as a part of the band’s highway crew in 1984. In 1990, he joined the band when their keyboardist, Roger O’Donnell, left.

Bamonte was let go from the band in 2005, however saved his ardour for music alive. He joined British rock supergroup Love Amongst Spoil in 2012 and was featured on their 2015 album, “Lose Your Manner”.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER

Bamonte reunited with the band in 2019 once they had been inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

He reunited with The Treatment for the primary time since leaving in 2019 once they had been inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame. Collectively they carried out 5 of their hottest songs, together with ‘Boys Do not Cry’, ‘Simply Like Heaven’ and ‘A Forest’.

His final look with the band was in November 2024 to assist launch their first album in 16 years, “Songs of a Misplaced World.” The efficiency was filmed for the live performance movie ‘The Treatment: The Present of a Misplaced World’, which was launched in theaters earlier this month.

Do you want what you learn? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

The Treatment was first fashioned in 1976 and consisted of three faculty pals, Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey and Lol Tolhurst. They’ve acquired 4 Grammy Award nominations over the course of their profession.

Bamonte joined the band in 1990 after working as a roadie from 1984 to 1989. (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Photographs)

Bamonte is survived by his spouse Donna.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP