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Real name: Paul Stephen Thompson

Member of The Cure, Cult Hero, Shelleyan Orphan, Babacar, Parched Art, The Easy Cure

Multi-instrumentalist and visual artist, born 8 November 1957, Wimbledon, south London. Thompson first collaborated with Robert Smith as a member of the band known as Malice (1976) and later Easy Cure (1977–78). Following Thompson's departure in April 1978, the group was renamed The Cure. The first Cure-related release to feature Thompson was the 1979 single 43984. Thompson rejoined The Cure… Read more

in 1984, playing guitar, saxophone and keyboards, and remained a member until 1993. During this period the band's popularity steadily increased, and they released the studio albums 21069 (1984), 22309 (1985), 22500 (1987), 31755 (their biggest-selling album) (1989), and 32019 (1992). In 1991 Thompson contributed dulcimer to 's 366207 album, which also featured former Cure drummer Boris Williams. In 1994 he played on 90611, and toured with Page and Plant in 1995–96. He also contributed to 's project Babacar (2). Thompson joined The Cure for a third time in 2005, and contributed to the studio album 32255 (2008). Following his departure in 2011, he legally changed his Christian name to Pearl. Since then he has worked mainly as a visual artist. As half of (with designer ), Thompson also created many of The Cure's record covers, from 1983 to 1992, and again from 2004 to 2008. He married Robert Smith's sister, , in 1990. They divorced in the late 2000s. Since 2014 he has been married to Dali'esque Thompson.

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