I feel really good about what we’ve done, said John Taylor in a 2021 interview with American Songwiter. I’m sure as hell glad I’m around to see the day”, he added.Īlso inducted during the ceremony were Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, Eminem, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, Harry Belafonte, Judas Priest and Dolly Parton.ĭuran Duran formed in Birmingham in 1978 and were one of the biggest acts of the 1980s, with hits including Rio, Wild Boys and Bond theme A View To A Kill. In November 2022, Duran Duran released a 2LP Future Past.
Taylor added that he was “truly sorry and massively disappointed” he could not attend the ceremony, noting he had even bought a new guitar for the occasion, but that he was “very proud of these four brothers” and “overjoyed” they were accepting this award. Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylo, and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran speak onstage during the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on Nov. “However, none of this needs to or should detract from what this band (with or without me) has achieved and sustained for 44 years.” He continued: “Recently I was doing OK after some very sophisticated life-extending treatment, that was until a week or so ago when I suffered a setback, and despite the exceptional efforts of my team, I had to be honest in that both physically and mentally, I would be pushing my boundaries. John and John Kearns also talk bass lines, punk rock and Future Past. People have heirlooms.”ĭuran Duran’s 2023 North American Tour Dates:ĥ/27 – Bottlerock Festival – Napa Valley, CAĥ/31 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WAĦ/07 – Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, LAĦ/09 – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TXĦ/10 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TXĦ/13 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN06/15 – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GAĨ/28 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, COĨ/29 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, COĨ/31 – Minnesota State Fair – St.Rodgers and Edwards refers to Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, the pop producers and founders of Chic, who worked with Duran Duran throughout their career. John Taylor talks Duran Duran deeper cuts and reflects on the bands 2022 live dates. “When you have the kind of success that Duran had out of the gate, millions and millions of albums sold, then I go on Spotify and see how many views or followers Olivia Rodrigo has, I have to tell myself, ‘Yea, but nobody owns an Olivia Rodrigo record, and there’s millions of Duran records out there.’ They’re like trophies now. “I feel really good about what we’ve done,” said John Taylor in a 2021 interview with American Songwiter. But this month, Taylor vaults onto a different artistic stage with his debut fine art exhibition Not Broken, Unfinished. Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor was unable to attend the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony with his bandmates on Saturday in Los Angeles because, as he revealed in an open letter, he is battling stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. In November 2022, Duran Duran released a 2LP Future Past, featuring all 15 tracks along with the band’s cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years” and two art booklets. As cofounder of the iconic new wave band Duran Duran, British musician and songwriter John Taylor is no stranger to the spotlight.
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