"The Cure won their first two Grammy Awards ever on Sunday, earning the honors for Best Alternative Performance ("Alone") and Best Alternative Album (Songs of a Lost World). Sadly, Robert Smith and company couldn't attend the ceremony as they were attending the funeral of their longtime guitarist-keyboardist Perry Bamonte. who passed away 0ver Christmas."
"Smith did provide an acceptance speech, which was read by presenter Jesse Welles, thanking all the Cure fans by saying, "without you none of this would be possible. Despite a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career, the Cure had never won a Grammy before today. They were previously nominated in 1993 and 2001, but walked away empty-handed."
The Cure won their first two Grammy Awards, receiving Best Alternative Performance for "Alone" and Best Alternative Album for Songs of a Lost World. The band did not attend the ceremony because members were at the funeral of longtime guitarist-keyboardist Perry Bamonte, who died over Christmas. Robert Smith provided an acceptance speech that presenter Jesse Welles read, with Smith thanking Cure fans: "without you none of this would be possible." Despite a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career, the Cure had never won a Grammy before, after nominations in 1993 and 2001.
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