00:00Our tributes are being paid to Perry Bermonte, the guitarist and keyboard player for the British rock band The Cure, who's died at the age of 65.
00:08A statement on The Cure's website said Bermonte had died at home over Christmas after a short illness.
00:14The BBC's Tim Allman looks back at his life and career.
00:301992 and The Cure are just about as big as they've ever been.
00:45Melodic, mercurial and just a little bit eccentric, they epitomise post-punk indie rock in all its odd and wonderful glory.
00:54A major ingredient in their success was Perry Bermonte, who played guitar and keyboards.
01:02In a statement on the band's website confirming the death of the man they called Teddy,
01:06they described him as quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative.
01:13Perry Arcangelo Bermonte was born in London in 1960.
01:25He'd originally been part of The Cure's road crew before joining as a full member in 1990.
01:31Playing more than 400 shows, he left the band in 2014.
01:35Before joining up with them again in 2022.
01:42The plan was he would gig with them next year.
01:45His fellow band members said he would be greatly missed
01:48and that he was a warm-hearted and vital part of The Cure's story.
01:54The Cure's Perry Bermonte, who's died at the age of 65.
01:58The Cure's Perry Bermonte, who's died at the age of 65.
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