Cure

A Perfect Dream

By: Ian Gittins

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Hardcover | 6 September 2018

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The Cure's story is a fantastical pop fable, but their trajectory has not been one of unbroken success. Along the way, their uneven, uneasy pop odyssey has taken in fierce intra-band tensions and fall-outs, numerous line-up changes and even a bitter court case that saw original group members feuding over payments and ownership of the band's name.

There has been alcoholism, substance abuse and countless long, dark nights of the soul, many of which have been translated into luscious dark-rock symphonies. From gawky teenage art-punks in Crawley to gnomic, venerable rock royalty with 30 million record sales to their name, their journey has been a scarcely believable, vivid pop hallucination.

Book features :

Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Three Imaginary Boys, in 1979
Lavishly illustrated with more than 250 essential images, including unseen behind-the-scenes stills

About the Author

Ian Gittins has interviewed and reviewed The Cure during a 30-year career as a music writer on titles such as Melody Maker, Time Out, Q and the Guardian. He is the co-author with Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx of the 2007 New York Times best-seller The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star. He lives in London.

Industry Reviews

Gittins's research is impeccable... Packed with detail and overflowing with photos and playlists, this is the perfect read to celebrate four decades of lipstick-smeared greatness.

* Classic Rock *

Full of photos, going as far back as the band's first demo recording so, visually, it ticks all the boxes... an enjoyable read and a feast for the eyes. The ageing goth in your life will love it.

* Muso's Guide *

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