Perry Bamonte — a longtime guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure — has died … the band announced Friday.
The group shared the sad news to their official website … revealing Bamonte passed away at his home after a short illness over Christmas.
The post describes Bamonte as “quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative” … calling him an integral part of the band’s tale.
Perry started traveling with The Cure in 1984 as a roadie … working as a personal assistant to Robert Smith and also as a guitar technician.
Keyboardist Roger O’Donnell left the band in 1990 — and Bamonte stepped up — regularly playing both keyboard and guitar.
Bamonte was let go from the group in 2005 by Smith … but the two remained on good terms … and he returned to tour with The Cure in 2022. In 2019, Bamonte and the rest of The Cure were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
He was 65.
RIP