Boris Peter Bransby Williams (born 24 April 1957) is a French-born English drummer best known for his extensive work with

the Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...

(1984–1994).

Biography

Born in

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, France, he had previously worked with various artists, including

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, Strawberry Switchblade and Tomato City. Williams is one of seven children; he has two brothers - Michael and Morgan - and four sisters - Juliet, Caroline, Mira, and Sarah. Williams dated Caroline Crawley, lead singer of Shelleyan Orphan. Williams first joined

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in 1984 (first gig on 7 November in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), replacing Andy Anderson, who was fired for destroying a hotel room after a racially motivated incident with a security guard. During his tenure, Williams helped

reach their critical and commercial peak recording the studio albums '' The Head on the Door'', '' Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me'', '' Disintegration'', and ''

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''. He also appeared on the live albums '' Entreat'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' as well as the videos for '' Staring at the Sea'', '' The Cure in Orange'', Play Out, '' Picture Show'', '' Galore'' and ''

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''. He helped record the re-remixes album '' Mixed Up''. Williams left the band in 1994. His last concert was on 13 June 1993 in Finsbury Park at a benefit concert for London's XFM radio station. He started another band called Babacar with his then-girlfriend Caroline Crawley. He briefly reunited with

for the acoustic recording of their ''Greatest Hits'' compilation in 2001, but he did not rejoin them officially. He was also present at some of the sessions for the Cure's 2004 album, simply titled ''

''. ''

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'' once said of Williams: " eis a god among drummers due to his complete willingness to create an entire beat based on doing rolls on the various toms in his kit."

Discography

;The Cure * '' The Head on the Door'' (1985) * '' The Cure in Orange'' (1986), VHS * '' Standing on a Beach'' (1986) * '' Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me'' (1987) * '' Disintegration'' (1989) * '' Mixed Up'' (1990) * '' Entreat'' (1991) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Galore'' (1997) * ''

'' (2001) ;Thompson Twins * '' Quick Step and Side Kick'' (1983) ;Strawberry Switchblade * ''Strawberry Switchblade'' (1985) ;Robbie Nevil * ''

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'' (1986) ;Ian McCulloch * '' Candleland'' (1989) Drums on "The White Hotel" and "Proud to Fall" ;Shelleyan Orphan * ''Humroot'' (1992) * ''We Have Everything We Need'' (2008) ;Babacar * '' Babacar'' (1998)

References

External links

Boris Williams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Boris 1951 births Living people The Cure members English rock drummers Babacar (band) members New wave drummers