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Matthieu Hartley
Born (1960-02-04) 4 February 1960 (age 64)
Smallfield, Surrey, England
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1979–1983
Formerly ofLockjaw (1977–1978)
The Magazine Spies (1978–1979)
The Cure (1979–1980)
Fools Dance (1983)
Websitewww.thecure.com

Matthieu Hartley (born 4 February 1960)[1] is an English musician born in Smallfield, England. He is best known as being the original keyboardist for The Cure. Before then he was in Lockjaw and The Magazine Spies and was in several bands after leaving The Cure.

Biography

Before joining The Cure he and fellow band member Simon Gallup were involved in two other bands called Lockjaw and the Magspies (a.k.a. the Magazine Spies).[when?]

In November 1979, he and Gallup joined The Cure; replacing Michael Dempsey.[2] They both helped drive the band in an entirely new direction with the recording of their second album, Seventeen Seconds, a much darker album than their debut, Three Imaginary Boys.[citation needed]

Hartley also played keyboards for the Cult Hero project.[when?]

After a lengthy world tour to support Seventeen Seconds, he departed in August 1980. This was after the fraught Australian leg of the tour.[3] Hartley also stated a difference of opinion with the other three members, "I realised the group were heading towards suicidal, sombre music", adding, "The sort of thing that didn’t interest me at all."[4]

Since leaving The Cure, he has played with different local bands, including Fools Dance in their early stages, as well as many newer small bands in Brighton including the Icicle Thieves, and currently, power pop band, The Speak.[5]

References

  1. ^ "the Cure - Books". picturesofyou.us. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "A Foolish Arrangement Interview 11/10/1979 Record Mirror". afoolisharrangement.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "A Foolish Arrangement Interview 8/1/1993 Record Collector". afoolisharrangement.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "You Gotta Have Faith: The Cure's Third Album, 40 Years On". TheQuietus.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Home". Thespeak.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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