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Pearl Thompson (born 8 November 1957 as Paul Stephen Thompson) 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.
The Cure | Bio. 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.
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...
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).
- 1978–present
Feb 25, 2024 · The relentless combination of Porl Thompson and Smith’s joint guitar-playing work together as a two-part star of the show here—not to mention Perry Bamonte’s studio contributions, as well.
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Aug 26, 2023 · “Porl [Thompson] has always been a great guitarist and Boris [Williams] is an extraordinary drummer,” he told Rolling Stone. “It was a great feeling to be in a band that played that well.” All...
