The Cure's LOL TOLHURST: A Story of Fall and Redemption

1988. As The Cure were completing their iconic Disintegration, Lol Tolhurst was falling apart. Alcoholism. Kicked out of the band, it took him months to get clean. But then, when everything seemed to start steering back to normal, Tolhurst embarked in a legal battle that stopped The Cure dead, turned his best friend Robert Smith into his bitterest enemy, and destroyed everything Lol held dear. And yet, in this behind-the-scenes video, we'll see how Tolhurst managed to find the strength to get back his life and mend all the wounds he had caused, even rejoining The Cure in 2011. Come and watch it even if you're not a hardcore Cure fan to hear the most compelling fall and redemption story you might have heard in a long time. ***CHAPTERS*** 00:00 Introduction 01:31 Christmas 1988 04:05 Going to court 06:26 Pain and loss 07:56 California split 10:27 Conclusion Subscribe to my Telegram channel for updates and extra content: https://t.me/iamsimonmas If you want to make a donation, use my paypal (friends and family transfer): paypal@simonmas.com Do you like the pin with the bird? Check out the maker: https://www.instagram.com/maryella.artandcreations/ ***SOURCES*** Apter, Jeff. Never Enough: The Story of The Cure (London: Omnibus Press, 2005) Barbarian; Sunderland, Steve; Smith, Robert. The Cure: Ten Imaginary Years (London: Zomba Books, 1988) Brown, James. "Ten Years in Lipstick And Powder". New Musical Express, 8th of April 1989, pg. 14-15: https://thecure.cz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19890408-nme-uk-015.jpeg Patton, Daniel. Catch: Robert Smith and the Cure (London: The Dunce Directive, 1997) Tolhurst, Lol. Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys (London: Quercus, 2016) The Cure - Rapido 1989 - Full Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70_9z55BRDU The Cure - Interview on Orient Express (Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1986): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zgkiWOhXXE #thecure #thecuredisintegration #loltolhurst

Added 7 Aug 2026