Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Treatment, has died. He was 65.
The band introduced on its web site on Dec. 26 that Bamonte died “after a short illness at home over Christmas.”
“Quiet, intense, intuitive constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of the Cure story,” the band mentioned.
The London-born Bamonte started touring with the Treatment as a guitar tech and assistant in 1984, then joined the band full-time in 1990. He carried out over 400 exhibits with the group and recorded on the albums “Wish,” “Wild Mood Swings,” “Bloodflowers,” “Acoustic Hits” and “The Cure.”
Bamonte parted methods with the Treatment after 14 years, later performing with the group Love Amongst Wreck. He returned to the Treatment in 2022 for “another 90 shows, some of the best in the band’s history,” the group mentioned, together with the Nov. 1, 2024, London present documented on the live performance movie “The Show of a Lost World.”
As a member of the Treatment, Bamonte was inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 2019. The band continues to be scheduled for a run of European festivals and headline exhibits in 2026.
“Our thoughts and condolences are with all his family,” the group mentioned. “He will be missed.”
