Duran Duran are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were a successful band of the 1980s and a leading
band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the US.
They have sold more than 100 million records.
-Wikipedia
From:
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Genres:
New wave, pop rock, synthpop, dance-rock, alternative rock
Years active:
1978present
Members:
Nick Rhodes keyboards, vocal effects
(1978present)
John Taylor bass guitar, backing vocals
(19791997, 2001present),
guitars (19781980)
Roger Taylor drums
(19791986, 1994, 2001present)
Past Members:
Stephen Duffy lead vocals, drums (19781979); bass guitars (1978)
Simon Colley bass guitar (19781980)
Andy Wickett lead vocals (19791980)
Alan Curtis guitars (19791980)
Jeff Thomas lead vocals (1980)
Andy Taylor guitars, backing vocals (19801986, 20012006)
Warren Cuccurullo guitars, backing vocals (19892001)
Sterling Campbell drums (19891991)
Duran Duran Quotes:
I met Nick at an institute for waywardly homoerotic teenagers...
-John
Id take all the virgins into the back room and deflower them, ha ha. Fuck you, Im done.
-John
Ill give you three excuses to trash a hotel room. One is that construction work is going on and then they didnt tell you. Two is that the curtains do not shut completely. And three - because youre a star baby!
-John
Im such a mommas boy. I used to think it was rebellious to throw a towel on the floor.
-John
Im sure Im a schizophrenic. The problem is I cant tell the difference between which ones which, which one is the real me.
-Nick
Basically I think it all adds to the rumours that were all going slowly insane. Thats why we smile all the time.
-Nick
I have very stange dreams, especially when I'm traveling. I had one recently that someone was sending me messages by spider. A spider would crawl up my right arm, go across my shoulders and down my left arm and then I'd understand the message. The messages came from my right hand - they were really stupid. I don't think it'll catch on.
-Simon
This is the most fun I've had with my pants on. Now if I'd said this is the most fun I've had while wearing women's underwear, we'd be having an entirely different conversation...
-Simon
Duran Duran Awards:
1984
Grammy Awards for Best Music Video, Short Form ("Girls On Film/Hungry Like The Wolf") and Best Music Video, Long Form (Duran Duran).
1985
Brit Award for Best British Music Video ("The Wild Boys").
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