Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Remedy, has died on the age of 65. The band confirmed his passing in an announcement posted to their official web site, revealing that Bamonte died at his house over Christmas following a brief sickness.
Bamonte‘s path into The Remedy started behind the scenes. His youthful brother, Daryl Bamonte, served because the band’s tour supervisor, which led Perry to hitch the group’s street crew in 1984. He later turned Robert Smith‘s guitar technician and private assistant, steadily embedding himself within the band’s inside circle.
In 1990, following the departure of keyboardist Roger O’Donnell, Bamonte formally turned a full-time member of The Remedy. His function throughout the band was fluid, contributing guitar, six-string bass, and keyboards. After Porl Thompson exited the group in 1993, Bamonte stepped into the function of lead guitarist.
Bamonte was dismissed from the band by Robert Smith in 2005, ending a 15-year stretch as a core member. A decade after his departure, Bamonte reunited with The Remedy, returning to the stage in 2024. Whereas he didn’t carry out on the band’s newest studio album, Songs Of A Misplaced World — which had been accomplished previous to his rejoining — he toured with the band on the Reveals Of A Misplaced World tour, together with their most up-to-date efficiency at London’s Troxy in November 2024.
Bamonte additionally seems in The Present Of A Misplaced World, the band’s live performance movie launched simply final week.
“It’s with monumental disappointment that we verify the loss of life of our nice buddy and bandmate Perry Bamonte who handed away after a brief sickness at house over Christmas. Quiet, intense, intuitive, fixed and massively inventive, ‘Teddy‘ was a heat hearted and very important a part of the Remedy story,” wrote The Remedy in an announcement.
“‘Taking care of the band’ from 1984 by means of 1989, he turned a full time member of the remedy in 1990, enjoying guitar, six string bass and keyboard on the Want, Wild Temper Swings, Bloodflowers, Acoustic hits and the Remedy albums, in addition to performing greater than 400 reveals over 14 years.
“He rejoined the remedy in 2022, enjoying one other 90 reveals, a few of the greatest within the band’s historical past, culminating with the present of a misplaced world live performance in London 1st November 2024. Our ideas and condolences are with all his household. He will likely be very drastically missed.”
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