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Simon was born to Bob and Peg Gallup. He is the youngest of six children. His siblings are Stuart, David, Duncan, Monica, and Ric. Ric Gallup has also been involved with The Cure in some capacity; he made the film Carnage Visors . Simon has been married twice. His first wife Carol Thompson is the younger sister of Porl Thompson . They had two children named Lily and Eden before they were divorced sometime around the end of the Wish Tour in 1992. Since then, Simon has remarried a woman named Sarah and had a third child named Evangeline. Simon first joined , Faith , and Pornography . During the Pornography tour in 1982, a series of events led to his brief departure from The Cure . The first incident occurred at a nightclub when Simon got into a fight with Robert Smith . Apparently, Simon was quite drunk that night, and Smith was merely trying to reason with him when he was yelling at the bartender. The second incident took place at a concert fourteen days later when Simon's friend Gary Biddles got on stage and started singing, "Smith's a wanker, Tolhurst's a wanker, only Simon is worth anything in this band." Aside from provoking another altercation, this incident finally prompted Simon to leave The Cure . After leaving the band, he and Biddles started another one called Fools Dance , but that didn't last long. In 1985, Smith asked him to come back to The Cure , which he did, and the two of them have remained friends ever since to say the least. In fact, Simon served as the best man at Smith's wedding in 1988. Simon is the second longest serving member of The Cure , hence he is often referred to as Robert Smith 's right-hand man. He helped record every album except Three Imaginary Boys / Boys Don't Cry , Japanese Whispers , The Top (album) , and Concert . He has garnered a large fan base over the years because of his long stint with the band. Most Cure fans regard Simon as one of the most important members of the band along with Robert Smith , Porl Thompson , and Boris Williams , which certainly makes him an essential part of The Cure . EXTERNAL LINKS
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