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ascot? Po hongson- Whip Pearl Thompson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pearl Thompson (bom Paul Stephen Thompson 8 November 1957 in Surrey), previously known as Porl Thompson, is an Pearl Thompson English musician best known for his work with The Cur Contents = 1 Career = 2 Discography Pearl Thompson in 2015 featuring new paintings = 3 References i oy Eatemal inks Background information Birth name Paul Stephen 1 ‘Also known as Pearl Thompson, Por! Thompson Career Born 8 November 1957 Surrey, England Thompson was part of the original lineup of The Cure, which also included Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, and Lol Tolhurst | "8!" Wimbledon, Surrey, England when the band was first formed in 1976; however, he left by the | Genres Post-punk, gothic rock, new wave, time they released their debut album, Three Imaginary Boys, in alternative rock, psychedelic rock, 1979 because his lead guitar style was at odds with Smith's locfi experimental growing preference for minimalist songwriting.!! He rejoined the band in 1983 on saxophone and helped record the album The Top. During the Top tour, Thompson played keyboard as well as the guitar, bass and saxophone. He also performed with The keyboard, piano, saxophone, kaz0o, banjo, vocals Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, artist Instruments Guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, Glove when they appeared on television.) Years active 1976-present Thompson performed on four more studio albums (The Head on the Door, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Disintegration and Wish) and four live albums (Concert, Entreat, Paris and Show) as well Associated acts The Cure Page and Plant as the videos The Cure in Orange and Picture Show . He also Shelleyan Orphan appears on the remix album Mixed Up and the deluxe issue of Quietly Torn Three Imaginary Boys. Babacar Malice Thompson left the Cure in 1994 to play with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin during the Page and Plant tour of 1995. He also played with Babacar, the band formed by Boris Williams following his departure from The Cure. Later Thompson formed another project called Quietly Torn. Easy Cure Exotic Pandas The Glove ‘Swanson’s Daughter Gonjasufi Thompson continued working with Robert Plant again when he | website ‘www. peerl-thompson.com (lttp:// joined the singer's group for the 2002 release Dreamland. www. pearl-thompson.com) In 2002, Thompson also had an exhibition of his paintings in Notable instruments Comwall, UK & Canada entitled "100% SKY". ‘Schecter Porl Thompson Signature Model hips /len wikipedia orgiwikiPeer| Thompson 18 asp0t7 Pearl Thompson - Wikipedia He officially rejoined the band for a third time in June 2005 and recorded the live DVD, The Cure: Festival 2005 and appeared on their 13th studio album, 4:13 Dream, Thompson toured with The Cure for their 2007-2008 4Tour. Thompson also had the distinction of being the only other person, besides Robert Smith, to have worked with every other member of The Cure both past and present. Although he and Matthieu Hartley were never in the same line-up, the two of them did work together on the single "I'm a Cult Hero". Thompson and designer Andy Vella are the co-founders of Parched Art, which has produ: cord sleeves found on The Cure albums, many of which Thompson drew or painted, d many of then In 2007, Schecter Guitars released a Porl Thompson Signature model featuring graphics by the British artist Kev Grey that was also featured in the book 108 Rack Star Guitars' by photographer Lisa S. Johnson. In 2013, now known as Pearl Thompson, he collaborated with Gonjasufi, other various artistic projects and charities such as WAR CHILD that Thompson, along with other renown artists donated their own custom made Caparelli guitar for auction. In March 2015, Pearl had his first US painting exhibition of abstract landscape paintings at Mr MusicHead Art Gallery (http://mrmusichead.com) on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California entitled: "... Through the eyes of birds.” inspired by the remote Malibu canyons and desert landscapes. Early 2016, Pearl relocated to the Mojave desert, designed the artwork for "Lol" Laurence Tolhurst autobiography "Cured (http://www loltolhurst.com)" with a limited edition of 13 laser cut books that display textured handmade silver stars. Pearl is also heavily featured on the album Callus by Gonjasufi recently released by Warp Records. Thompson is noted as being reclusive and private about his personal life and is primarily now dedicated to painting, Discography The Cure The Top (1984) Concert (1984) The Cure Live In Japan (1984) VHS The Head on the Door (1985) Standing on a Beach (1986) The Cure In Orange (1986), VS Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987) Disintegration (1989) Mixed Up (1990) Entreat (1990) Wish (1992) Paris (1993) ‘Show (1993) Galore (1997) Greatest Hits (2001) Festival 2005 (2005), DVD 4:13 Dream (2008) hips /len wikipedia orgiwikiPeer| Thompson 20 as2017 Pear Thompson - Wikipeda Gonjasufi = Callus (2016) Page and Plant = No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded (1994) Robert Plant = Dreamland (2002) Shelleyan Orphan = Humroot (1992)°1 Babacar = Babacar (1998) References 1. Ten Imaginary Years ~ ISBN 0-946391-87-4 2. "The Glove: information from’. Answers.com, 2006-08-08, Retrieved 2014-07-15. 3. "Humroot by Shelleyan Orphan @ARTIST direct". Artistdirect.com, Retrieved 2014-07-15. External links = https:/iwww.instagram.com/p.e.a.r thompson! = Porl Thompson bio (htp://www.picturesofyou.us/members/Porl-bio-tiy-book.htm) = http://sufisays.com/ Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index. php?title-Pearl_Thompson&oldid~753739652" Categories: The Cure members | 1957 births | Living people | English rock guitarists English new wave musicians | People from Wimbledon, London = This page was last modified on 8 December 2016, at 22:27. = Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark. of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. hiipon wikipedia orgfvikiPear|_ Thompson

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