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Biography
BLP sources|date=November 2010Infobox musical artist| image =| image_size = 150 | | name = Perry Bamonte| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Perry Archangelo Bamonte| alias =| Born = Birth date and age|1960|9|3|df=y London , England | death_date =| instrument = Guitar , Electronic keyboard|Keyboard , six-string bass Fender VI | genre = Punk rock , post-punk , gothic rock , alternative rock | occupation = Musician | years_active =| label =| associated_acts = The Cure , Polaroid Kiss | website = http://www.thecure.com/ http://www.perrybamonte.de/| notable_instruments = Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born 3 September 1960, London , England ) is an Anglo-Italian musician best known for his work with The Cure .cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Rock |author= Peter (EDT) Buckley|year=2003|publisher=Rough GuidesMusic/Songbooks|url= http://books.google.com/books? vid=ISBN1843531054& id=7ctjc6UWCm4C& pg=RA21-PA3& lpg=RA21-PA3& ots=YBpgDmVMC7& dq=%22Perry+Bamonte%22& ie=ISO-8859-1& output=html& sig=X2lhDiPBsDBo5PhtV86MIfb0NmM|isbn=1-84353-105-4
Life and work
Bamonte first joined The Cure in 1990, replacing Roger O'Donnell on keyboards. He later took up the role of playing dual lead guitar alongside singer Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith following the departure of Porl Thompson in 1993. Bamonte helped to produce the albums Wish (The Cure album)|Wish , Wild Mood Swings , Bloodflowers , and The Cure (The Cure album)|The Cure . He has been credited for writing the music for the songs "Trust" from Wish (The Cure album)|Wish , "This Is a Lie" from Wild Mood Swings , and "Anniversary" from The Cure (The Cure album)|The Cure . He also appeared on the live albums Paris (Cure live album)|Paris and Show (Cure live album)|Show as well as The Cure: Trilogy|Trilogy . His younger brother, Daryl Bamonte , has also worked with The Cure as their tour manager and also for Depeche Mode in the same manner. (Bamonte also has a sister named Carla.)
In 2005, he and Daryl were abruptly fired from The Cure along with Roger O'Donnell , and quickly replaced by Porl Thompson . In his first public interview since then, Bamonte said that he does not know the reason for his departure and he prefers not to dwell on it. He also signaled that he is ready to move on.cite web|url= http://www.perrybamonte.de/v2006/about/interview-2006/ |title=perrybamonte.de |publisher=perrybamonte.de |date= |accessdate=2010-05-14
http://www.perrybamonte.de/v2006/about/interview-2006/ Interview with Bamonte
http://www.picturesofyou.us/members/perry.htm Perry Bamonte at Pictures of You
TheCure Persondata | NAME = Bamonte, Perry | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 3 September 1960 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Bamonte, Perry Category:English people of Italian descent Category:The Cure members Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:English keyboardists Category:English rock guitarists Category:People from London Category:Italian British musicians
