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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, he had previously worked with various artists, including Thompson Twins,

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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

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 ...

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 ''The Head on the Door'' is the sixth studio album by English rock band the Cure. It was released on 30 August 1985 by Fiction Records. Preceded by the single "In Between Days" which had reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart, ''The Head on the D ...

'', ''

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me ''Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 26 May 1987 by Fiction Records. The album helped bring the Cure into the American mainstream, becoming the band's first album to reach the to ...

'', '' Disintegration'', and '' Wish''. He also appeared on the live albums ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Show'' as well as the videos for ''

Staring at the Sea ''Standing on a Beach'' (titled ''Staring at the Sea'' in CD format in some countries) is a singles compilation album released by English rock band The Cure in May 1986, marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's titles are ...

'', ''

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'', Play Out, ''

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'', '' 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

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at a benefit concert for London's

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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 * ''

'' (1985) * ''

'' (1986), VHS * ''

Standing on a Beach ''Standing on a Beach'' (titled ''Staring at the Sea'' in CD format in some countries) is a singles compilation album released by English rock band The Cure in May 1986, marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's titles are ...

'' (1986) * ''

'' (1987) * '' Disintegration'' (1989) * '' Mixed Up'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * '' Wish'' (1992) * ''

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

'' (2001) ;Thompson Twins * ''

Quick Step and Side Kick ''Quick Step & Side Kick'' is the third studio album by the United Kingdom, British New wave music, new wave group Thompson Twins. It was released in February 1983 by Arista Records, and was their first album to be released as a trio (the band c ...

'' (1983) ;Strawberry Switchblade * ''Strawberry Switchblade'' (1985) ;Robbie Nevil * ''

Robbie Nevil Robert S. Nevil (born October 2, 1958) is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist who had five ''Billboard'' top 40 hits including his songs " C'est la Vie" (#2, 1986), " Dominoes" (#14, 1987), and " Wot's It to Ya" (#10, 1 ...

'' (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