THE CURE bassist Simon Gallup has announced that he has left the band.
The group, formed in Crawley in 1978, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Simon, who had two stints in the group, was the oldest member of the group, with the exception of lead singer Robert Smith.
The musician shared the news of his departure on his personal Facebook page.
The 61-year-old, whose last stint with the rock band began in 1984, said he came out with a “slightly heavy heart”.
He wrote: “With a bit of a heavy heart, I’m no longer a member of The Cure! Good luck to everyone.
After a fan asked if the decision was health related, Simon replied, “I’m fine. I’m just fed up with betrayal ”.
The Cure got their hands dirty at the Hollywood Rockwalk in Los Angeles in April 2004
The founding members of the group were friends from Notre Dame Middle School in Crawley, having first performed together at a year-end show in 1973.
In 1976, while at Crawley’s St Wilfrid’s Comprehensive School, lead guitarist Marc Ceccagno formed a variation of the original band called Malice.
The following year, Malice became known as Easy Cure – from a song written by Laurence Tolhurst, who was on percussion.
In 1978, Easy Cure performed its last concert at the Montefiore Institute Hall at Three Bridges, before becoming The Cure.
The Cure released their debut album Three Imaginary Boys in 1979.
Simon appeared on all three LPs of their Dark Trilogy – Seventeen Seconds (1980), Faith (1981) and Pornography (1982).
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Source: www.theargus.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-08-16 11:31:59
