Look, no one stan’d for The Cure harder than me back in the 80’s and 90’s, but the idea of a 61 year old leaving a rock band honestly makes me guffaw.
After 40 years of black hair and blood red lip stick, Simon says he’s had it up to HERE with the betrayal. He made an official announcement on his Facebook this weekend.
“With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure ! Good luck to them all,” he wrote in the brief statement.
When asked by a friend if he was okay, Gallup responded, “I’m OK… just got fed up of betrayal.”
A couple of hours later, keyboardist Roger O’Donnell appeared to reference Gallup’s departure on Twitter.
“A friend just told me they saw Lol in the Guitar Centre buying a bass???????” the 65-year-old wrote, referencing the band’s former drummer and keyboardist, Lol Tolhurst.
Gallup served as The Cure’s bassist for 11 of the 13 albums released by the group to date. He also played keyboard for the band throughout the years.
The whole thing is crazy. Just because The Stones won’t retire doesn’t mean you follow suit.