Le Bon in the music video for “Girls on Film,” which debuted in 1981 and helped transform the band into a global pop music sensation. Featuring singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, guitarist/bassist John Taylor, drummer Roger Taylor, and guitarist Andy Taylor (none of whom were related), the group went on to sell 100 million albums and produce 30 Top 40 hits.ĭespite all their success, it wasn’t until this month that Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame (the ceremony airs on HBO this Saturday). Part of the New Romantic movement, Duran Duran was a hit from the moment they released their first album, an out-of-nowhere, self-titled platinum seller, 41 years ago. “We laughed hysterically at the idea of a world leader having to ask maintenance to come and assist them.” Getty Images Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor at Duran Duran’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month. Soon after scoring their first hits, Duran Duran succumbed to the temptations of drug abuse - often during extended stays in New York City. “I uncurled one of the suite’s posh toilet rolls, drew a giant pair of breasts on it and scrawled a rude message before carefully rolling it up again, aware that the next guest to read it would probably be a head of state,” Andy wrote. John and Andy also disabled the toilets so they couldn’t flush and “left a little surprise for the next guest” when they changed rooms. “We had a man who would come to visit us with a toolbox filled with every pill or substance you could imagine,” Andy wrote in his memoir, “ Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran.” The handsome duo was encamped at the ritzy Carlyle Hotel, where they ran up a $450,000 tab, and got bombed on blow and pills. It was 1984 and Duran Duran bandmates John Taylor and Andy Taylor had come to New York to cut an album. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts members in star-studded ceremony Want to see Duran Duran live in 2023? Here’s how you canĭuran Duran, other acts combat tech issues at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony
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