Perry Bamonte, Keyboardist and Guitarist for the Cure, Dies at 65

Perry Bamonte, Keyboardist and Guitarist for the Cure, Dies at 65
(L-R) Inductees Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Perry Bamonte and Boris Williams of The Cure attend the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, on March 29, 2019. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist in The Cure, has died at ‍65, the English indie rock band ‍confirmed through their official website on Friday.

In a statement, the band wrote that Bamonte ‌died “after a short illness at home” on Christmas Day.