The Cure bassist Simon Gallup says he's leaving the band after 40 years: 'Fed up of betrayal'

The Cure bassist Simon Gallup says he's leaving the band after 40 years: 'Fed up of betrayal'

After 40 years with the Cure, bassist Simon Gallup is leaving the band, saying he's "fed up of betrayal."

The 61-year-old announced the news in a brief Facebook post on Saturday, writing, "With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure!
Good luck to them all..."

In the same thread, when asked if he was okay, Gallup responded, "I'm OK...
just got fed up of betrayal."
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Apart from lead singer and guitarist Robert Smith, Gallup was the longest-serving original member of the Cure, having spent 40 years with the group.
He joined the English alternative rock band in 1979 and briefly left in 1982 following a clash with Smith.
The two made up and Gallup returned to the Cure in 1984, and save for a health-related hiatus in 1992, has remained with the group since.