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Lol Tolhurst

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Lol Tolhurst is an Author, musician
and performer.

He is best known as a founding member of the band that virtually invented alternative music, The Cure. Formed in 1976, The Cure is one of the most influential, successful and critically acclaimed bands of its generation.

As The Cure’s drummer, Lol toured the globe many times over, supporting the ground-breaking albums Three Imaginary Boys, Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography. He took on keyboard duties in the mid-eighties until his departure from the band in 1989, at the time of their masterwork Disintegration.

In the early nineties, Lol relocated to Southern California where he continues to write, record and tour with his own band, Levinhurst.

More recently, 2011 saw a momentous reunion ...more

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	Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys 4.07 avg rating — 2,641 ratings — published 2016 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goth: A History 3.64 avg rating — 1,538 ratings — published 2023 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cured - the Tale of Two Imaginary Boys 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	House By the Sea by Gray Tolhurst (Performer), Levinhurst (Composer), Cindy Levinson (Performer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Joy Division opened up for us. Despite this it was a disappointing opening. We played our hearts out to a half-empty room.”
― Lol Tolhurst, Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys

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“The desert seemed to be working its ancient magic on me.”
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“We had been given another chance and had a beautiful son we named Gray.”
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