He joined the English alternative rock band in 1979 and briefly left in 1982 following a clash with Smith.

“It’s ten years of life distilled into a couple of hours of intense stuff.

I can’t think we’ll ever do anything else,” he said.

British group The Cure in 1987, the year they released the double album ‘Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me’. From left to right, they are bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Boris Williams, vocalist Robert Smith, guitarist Porl Thompson and keyboard player Laurence ‘Lol’ Tolhurst.

The Cure.Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty

“It’s weird that over the years and the decades he’s often been overlooked.

Representatives for the Cure did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.