LOL TOLHURST


Cured A Memoir of Two Imaginary Boys


A memoir of The Cure, from one of the legendary British “pop-goth” band’s founding members, the childhood best friend of iconic lead singer Robert Smith


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or the first time in the band’s nearly forty-year history, here is the story of The Cure—virtual inventors of alternative


music—from someone who was there at the very beginning: Lol Tolhurst, the band’s co-founder, co-songwriter, and lifelong friend of lead singer Robert Smith. Smith prefers to let the band’s songs speak for


themselves, making Cured the only insider memoir of a group that helped generations navigate their angst-filled teen years. From Smith and Tolhurst’s early childhood to the band’s heyday, Cured illu- minates and surprises in equal measure. Tolhurst mines the band’s peak years (1976–1989) to produce never-before-told tales of The Cure, shining a light on the mercurial and fascinating Robert Smith. Revealing the highs and lows in a lifelong relationship, Cured is a touching personal odyssey of triumph, despair, and ultimately under- standing and redemption.


LAURENCE “LOL” TOLHURST and The Cure have sold more than 27 million albums worldwide and received 40 platinum and gold records in every major territory. Tolhurst lives in Los Angeles.


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MUSIC / MEMOIR $27.50 | $35.99 (Can.) ISBN 978-0-306-82428-9 6 x 9 | 336 pages | 16 pages of black-&-white photographs Selling Territory: WxUK,CW EBOOK ISBN 978-0-306-82429-6


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