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- The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex.
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The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member.
Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the Cure, a British post punk rock band formed in 1978.
The Cure began in 1976 as 'Easy Cure'. It was formed by Robert Smith ( vocals , guitar ) together with schoolmates Michael Dempsey ( bass ), Lol Tolhurst ( drums ), and local guitarist Porl Thompson.
History. 1973–1979: Formation and early years. The founding members of the Cure were school friends at Notre Dame Middle School in Crawley, West Sussex. [8] . They first performed in public at an end-of-year show in April 1973 as members of a one-off school band, Obelisk. [9] .
He formed the band ‘Easy Cure’ in 1976 along with Laurence Tolhurst, Porl Thompson, and Michael Dempsey with Smith performing the role of one of the songwriters and singer. In 1978, the band was renamed as ‘The Cure’ with the dismissal of Porl Thompson from the group.
The Cure. It all started in 1976 as Easy Cure, formed by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) along with schoolmates Michael Dempsey (bass), Lol Tolhurst (drums) and local guitar hero Porl Thompson. They began writing and demoing their own songs almost immediately, playing throughout 1977 in Southern England to an ever growing army of fans.
On December 20, 1976 a band called Malice made its debut public performance at St. Wilfrid’s Catholic School in Crawley – where guitarist-singer Robert Smith, drummer Laurence ‘Lol’ Tolhurst and bassist Michael Dempsey had until recently been pupils.
