The Cure's Simon Gallup announces he's leaving the band
The bassist says he's 'fed up of the betrayal'
Last updated 16th Aug 2021
The Cure’s second longest serving member, Simon Gallup, has announced he’s leaving the band after becoming “fed up of betrayal.”
The 61-year-old bassist took to his personal Facebook account on Saturday evening (14th August) to announce his shock departure.
He wrote: “With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of The Cure! Good luck to them all...”
When someone asked if he was OK in the comments, he replied: “I’m OK... just got fed up of betrayal.”
Simon Gallup joined The Cure in 1979 a year after their formation replacing Michael Dempsey on bass guitar. He previously performed in frontman Robert Smith’s other project, Cult Hero.
Gallup left The Cure in 1982 following an altercation with Robert Smith in Strasbourg, France on the Pornography tour, but rejoined in 1984 and remained a constant member of the band until Sunday.
Only sole constant member Robert Smith has been in The Cure longer.
Although Simon Gallup has announced his departure, The Cure are yet to release an official statement on their website or social channels.
Seminal songs Simon Gallup performed on include ‘Friday I'm In Love’, ‘A Forest’, ‘In Between Days’, ‘Pictures Of You’, ‘Just Like Heaven’ and ‘Close To Me.’
Robert Smith told The Sunday Times in June that the band’s next studio album could possibly be their last.
“The new Cure stuff is very emotional,” said. “It’s 10 years of life distilled into a couple of hours of intense stuff.”
“And I can’t think we’ll ever do anything else. I definitely can’t do this again.”
The Cure’s last album, ‘4:13 Dream’, was released in October 2008.
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