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Pearl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson; [1] 8 November 1957) is an English musician and artist. Thompson is best known as a member of the English alternative rock band The Cure from 1983–1993 and 2005–2011, during which he was credited as Porl Thompson and played mainly guitar with occasional keyboards and saxophone.
Shortly afterwards, Porl Thompson played his last gig with Easy Cure (though he would return for stints in 1983-94 and 2005-08). The guitarist’s flamboyant proficiency had become incompatible with Smith’s vision. The band name also submitted to the new minimalism. They were now simply The Cure.
Immediately after the tour ended, guitarist Porl Thompson left the band again (this time with a smile!), and The Cure headlined the XFM 'Great Xpectations' Show in London's Finsbury Park as a quartet.
Feb 15, 2022 · In The Cure’s videos, he was traditionally seen without an electric guitar, leaving the impression that former co-guitarist Porl Thompson was behind the group’s densely shimmering six-string magic.
Dec 18, 2016 · Marc Ceccagno would later depart to form Amulet—with Porl Thompson stepping in to play guitar. Porl had been working at the Crawley record store L & H Cloake at the time, and brought in his former co-worker, a journalist named Martin Creasy, to perform vocals for Malice’s three live gigs—the second of which at St. Wilfrids School Hall is ...
Mar 5, 2015 · Former The Cure star Porl Thompson has legally changed his name to Pearl and vowed to dedicate the rest of his life to art after selling off stage gear and equipment linked to his former band.
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In 1984, the Cure released The Top, a generally psychedelic album on which Smith played most of the instruments except drums (played by Andy Anderson) and saxophone (played by early Malice member Porl Thompson, who then officially joined the Cure).
