A Rough Trade Book of the Year
A Guardian Music Book of the Year

'Beautifully written and meticulously researched' Classic Pop

'[An] all-encompassing repository of Cure wisdom' Record Collector

The Cure are indisputable titans of alternative rock. Recognisable as much for their iconic aesthetic, videos and artwork as for the lyrical and musical genius of Robert Smith, The Cure's work remains hugely influential on contemporary pop culture. It reverberates through fans of all generations worldwide and through genres ranging from emo to goth, industrial to indie rock.

In this fully updated edition of Curepedia, Simon Price sifts through the facts, the myths and the tall tales around The Cure, their recording history and epic tours, to deliver a uniquely kaleidoscopic portrait of the legendary band and a book that has been praised as the definitive document and account of their remarkable career.

'An extraordinary piece of work' Elis James

'A pleasure to study and absorb - highly recommended' Tim Burgess

A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
A GUARDIAN MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
It will be hard to find a more all-encompassing repository of Cure wisdom than this one * Record Collector *
Simon Price is a goth aficionado, and his encyclopaedic knowledge of The Cure was a pleasure to study and absorb - highly recommended for superfans or anyone with an interest in one of our most treasured bands of the past four decades * Tim Burgess *
An extraordinary piece of work * Elis James *
Price's immersion in their story is impressive, and his writing is always lively . . . a goldmine of information * Irish Times *
Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Price's passion for his subject is obvious . . . a stunning tribute to the alt-rock icons * Classic Pop *
An essential compendium of Cure-lore * MOJO *
Simon Price is a goth aficionado, and his encyclopaedic knowledge of The Cure was a pleasure to study and absorb - highly recommended for superfans or anyone with an interest in one of our most treasured bands of the past four decades * Tim Burgess *

Simon Price is a highly-experienced British music journalist whose career includes nine years as one of the main feature writers at Melody Maker and twelve as the senior Rock & Pop Critic for the Independent On Sunday newspaper. He has written one other book: Everything: A Book About Manic Street Preachers (1999).

He first became a fan of The Cure as a teenager in the 1980s, and has written about them several times since, for various publications.