I came down to breakfast one morning and my daughter Tallulah was listening to BBC Radio 6, which is a sort of alternative music service. Le Bon: It awoke my interest in new music. I use it now to promote my radio show on SiriusXM. I got excited about Twitter for a while and then I just felt that I had more important things to do with my creativity. I think this year they were definitely punishing us for Brexit. One of the funniest things is the English obsession with “doing well” at Eurovision. Le Bon: (laughs) Oh, it’s hilarious, and occasionally you get really good songs on it. Taylor: There’s something we disagree on! Simon, you don’t tweet very often, but you went on a tweeting spree in May during the Eurovision music competition. Le Bon: Maybe we don’t want to answer that question. The two of you have such an easy rapport when you’re interviewed together. The whole point of Coldplay has been voicing the big, cringe-y emotions other musicians are too cool to voice. Music Review: Coldplay successfully turns to Max Martin for hits, but there’s no helping these lyrics Guitarist Andy left for a second time in 2006, and the absence of his power chords has left room for a renewed focus on electronic sounds. The lineup that recorded “ Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Girls on Film,” “ Save a Prayer,” “ Union of the Snake,” “The Reflex” and “ A View to a Kill,” each a huge hit, reassembled in the early 2000s. In recent years, Duran has amply integrated guest musicians and producers into albums, and the credits on “Future Past” include Giorgio Moroder, Graham Coxon of Blur, Mark Ronson, Tove Lo, British rapper Ivorian Doll and Japanese pop group Chai. For an “’80s band,” they sure have lasted a long time.

They’ve made great albums, uneven albums, terrible albums (1995’s “Thank You” included ill-advised versions of Bob Dylan and Public Enemy songs), and a snappy and snazzy new album, “Future Past,” their 15th.

There’ve been plenty of changes to the lineup of Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and the three unrelated Taylors (bassist John, guitarist Andy and drummer Roger), but they’ve never broken up. Unlike a lot of supposed 1980s bands, they had hits well into the ’90s (in the U.S.) and the 2000s (in the U.K.). Roger rejoined Duran Duran in 1994 and has remained a core member. He is not related to the Queen drummer of the same name, and their shared profession is yet another coincidence.Next year will be 40 years since the “Rio” video, and Duran Duran is still around.

At that point I think the group spirit had died a little bit and we all went off and did different things for a while.” “There was the Arcadia group and there was the Power Station group and I kind of fell in between the two of those a little bit so it was quite a strange place to be. “I think the band had gone into two factions at that time as well,” he told the group’s official website. Roger stepped away from the band in 1985, citing internal drama and the differing interests of each member. He came on board in 1979, and played drums on the band’s first three studio albums ( Duran Duran, Rio, and S even and the Ragged Tiger) as well as the live album Arena. Roger Taylor, also 59, performed in numerous bands before joining Duran Duran. Looking back to the great time John and Roger had with Russell Brand and the incredible folks at the Changes UK Fire & Ice Ball!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #duranduran #rogertaylor #johntaylor #russellbrand #decadeofchange #changesukĪ post shared by Duran Duran on at 6:39pm PST

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