Matthieu Hartley
Matthieu Hartley is an English musician born in Smallfield, England. He was the original keyboardist for The Cure, but previously he and fellow band member Simon Gallup were involved in two other bands called Lockjaw and the Magspies.
When Hartley and Gallup first joined The Cure, they helped drive the band in an entirely new direction with the recording of their second album, Seventeen Seconds, a much darker album than their debut, Three Imaginary Boys. Hartley also played keyboards for the Cult Hero project. After a lengthy world tour to support Seventeen Seconds, he departed the band due to a difference of opinion with the other three members. Since leaving The Cure, he has played with different local bands, including Fools Dance in their early stages, as well as many newer small bands in Brighton including the Icicle Thieves, and currently, power pop band, The Speak.
