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
Members:
Nick Rhodes - keyboards, synthesizers, vocal effects, backing vocals (1978-present); electronic percussion (1978-1979)
John Taylor - bass (1979-1997, 2001-present), backing vocals (1978-1997, 2001-present), guitars (1978-1979, 2023)
Roger Taylor - drums, percussion (1979-1985, 2001-present; session 1994)
Simon Le Bon - lead vocals (1980-present)
Former members:
Stephen Duffy - lead vocals, drums (1978-1979); bass (1978)
Simon Colley - bass (1978-1979)
Andy Wickett - lead vocals (1979-1980)
Alan Curtis - guitars (1979-1980)
Jeff Thomas - lead vocals (1980)
Andy Taylor - guitars, backing vocals (1980-1986, 2001-2006; session 2023)
Warren Cuccurullo - guitars, backing vocals (1989-2001; session/touring 1986-1989; session 2023), bass (1997-2001)
Sterling Campbell - drums (1989-1991; session/touring 1988-1989)
From: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Genre(s):
New wave,
pop rock,
synthpop,
dance-rock,
alternative rock
Active From: 1978-present
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).
Quotes:
I met Nick at an institute for waywardly homoerotic teenagers...
-John
I'd take all the virgins into the back room and deflower them, ha ha. Fuck you, I'm done.
-John
I'll give you three excuses to trash a hotel room. One is that construction work is going on and then they didn't tell you. Two is that the curtains do not shut completely. And three - because you're a star baby!
-John
I'm such a momma's boy. I used to think it was rebellious to throw a towel on the floor.
-John
I'm sure I'm a schizophrenic. The problem is I can't tell the difference between which one's which, which one is the real me.
-Nick
Basically I think it all adds to the rumours that we're all going slowly insane. That's 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