He thought I was Robert. You can see it in the video, expecially at min 1:25Used in 1989 during the Prayer Tour. He also has been credited for occasionally playing the keyboards, particularly after Matthieu Hartley’s departure in 1980. Gallup also served as best man at Smith's wedding in 1988.In late 1992, Gallup again took a brief break from the band during the Wish Tour after he had to be transported to hospital, suffering from Gallup's older brother David Gallup was the manager for Lockjaw, while Ric Gallup was responsible for the promotional artwork of Lockjaw, The Mag/Spys, and (following Simon Gallup's first marriage was to Carolé Joy Thompson, a former secretary who had also contributed backing vocals to the Mag/Spys recordings in 1979. I'd left so I suppose he thought he could do the same. Simon met Sarah in Oxford, and later married in December 1997. Initially, at this concert, The Cure decided to play "Forever", with instrument changes; Gallup played guitar, Tolhurst played bass, Smith played the drums, and Biddles, a part-time roadie and friend of Gallup's, doing vocals. Durch ihren Headliner-Auftritt beim diesjährigen Glastonbury Festival haben The Cure offenbar dafür gesorgt, dass mehr E-Gitarren verkauft werden. In this photo, Simon can be seen with a black Fender Precision Bass. Former Mag/Spys Gallup, Hartley and Stuart Curran later performed together under the name of The Cry and later Fools Dance during Gallup’s hiatus from The Cure between 1982 and 1984.Gallup first joined The Cure in 1979, replacing Michael Dempsey on bass guitar. According to The Cure's Barbarian, Sutherland, Smith, The Cure: Ten Imaginary Years, Zomba Books, 1987, p. 120. Simon returned the same afternoon. Wir wollen wirklich vermeiden, unsere japanischen Fans zu enttäuschen und daher haben wir uns nach langer Diskussion dazu entschlossen, unser Headline-Konzert beim Fuji-Festival zu spielen. Sein Sohn, Eden, kümmert sich normalerweise darum, Simons Bässe zu stimmen und macht all den Technik-Kram. Ein Gespräch mit JOY DENALANE und ILGEN-NUR über Erfahrungen, Vorurteile und Musik – und darüber, was sich in diesem Land ändern mussTeil 2 der großen 1987er-Retrospektive, besprochen von Freiwillige FilmkontrolleArnold Schwarzeneggger: Ranking seiner zehn besten Filme.Wie Bruce Springsteen den Rock rettete, Joy Denalane & Ilgen-Nur über Rassismus, Sexismus und das Musikbusiness, die Hotlist für den Sommer, die besten Platten der Talking Heads. Für die nächsten sieben Festival-Shows diesen Sommer, beginnend mit dem „Aisha Picnic Moscow“ am nächsten Samstag (3. Born in Duxhurst, Surrey, Simon is the youngest of six children born to Bob and Peggy Gallup. Weil ich sein Patenonkel bin, kennt er The Cure schon sein ganzes Leben.

I left a note saying I wasn’t coming back. By himself, Simon would have never behaved like that but he was surrounded by the road crew so he was behaving the way he thought a rock and roller ought to behave. They later changed their name to Fools Dance, which released two EPs; In 1984, Smith asked Gallup to return to The Cure, an offer which he accepted. According to The Cure’s Gallup’s eldest son Eden, who also goes by the name Ed Vendetta, is the frontman and lead guitarist for rock band Violet Vendetta, formed in 2004. Simon Gallup is definitely one of the bassists that made me want to play bass. Es war toll. Click here to let us know! Born in Duxhurst, Surrey, Simon is the youngest of six children born to Bob and Peggy Gallup.After moving to Horley, Surrey in 1961 he attended Horley Infants and Junior Schools between 1961 and 1971, followed by Horley Balcombe Road Comprehensive from 1971-1976. Gallup chose it for its looks, but stopped using it on stage because of the feed back caused by the hollow body. Danke euch allen für euer Verständnis: Wir hoffen, euch hat das Fuji-Konzert so gefallen wie uns und bis bald! Early years. All rights reserved. Examples of songs he played keyboard on live include “At Night”, “A Forest”, “A Strange Day” and “Pornography”. [] After moving to Horley, Surrey in 1961 he attended Horley Infants and Junior Schools between 1961 and 1971, followed by Horley Balcombe Road Comprehensive from 1971-1976. „Join the Dots“ von The Cure jetzt auf Amazon bestellen Their first gig was at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on 19 April 1983, supported by SE London-based band The Wait.