Prior to leaving the band, he worked with Duran Duran bandmates Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes on the album So Red The Rose for their side project Arcadia in 1985. Taylor and the band had each picked up two Grammy awards during this period. His final performance with the original line-up of Duran Duran was in July 1985 at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia, which reached a global audience of 2 billion people. However, the intense schedule of recording and touring, coupled with the pressures of fame, left Taylor unhappy with being in the band. 1 hit and the only Bond theme to date to reach No. In 1985, the band recorded the theme to the James Bond film A View to a Kill, which became their second US No. He played drums on the band's first three studio albums ( Duran Duran, Rio, and Seven and the Ragged Tiger) and the live album Arena. The video for the debut single Planet Earth opens with a shot of a reclining, bare-chested Taylor looking slowly up to the sky. Taylor became an international star with the other members of Duran Duran as they rose to fame in the early 1980s. He became known as 'the quiet one' and has said that he has always preferred to speak through his drums.
After Scent Organs split in 1979, he joined Duran Duran. After being inspired by the punk bands playing at Barbarellas club in Birmingham, he formed the new wave/punk outfit Scent Organs, who became regional finalists in the Melody Maker young band of the year in 1978, and was briefly a member of post-punk band Cult Figures. Taylor has cited drummers Paul Thompson of Roxy Music, Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones and Tony Thompson of Chic as his key musical influences growing up.īefore joining Duran Duran, Taylor performed with several school (Park Hall School in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire) and local club bands. He would eventually "play" at Villa Park but as Duran Duran's drummer for their 1983 charity concert there. His first ambition was to be a goalkeeper for English football club Aston Villa, and as a child he was taken to every home match by his father.
He began drumming at around the age of 12, teaching himself by playing along with his favourite records. Roger Andrew Taylor was born into a modest family and was brought up in the Shard End area of Birmingham until the age of 11, and then a small suburban house in Castle Bromwich (15 Hawthorne Road). Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022 as a member of Duran Duran. Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Roger Andrew Taylor (born 26 April 1960) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the new wave band Duran Duran from their inception until 1985, and again from 2001 onwards. "But, as I've said many times, when you feel that collective, instinctive, kindred spirit of creativity mixed with ambition, armed with an über cool bunch of fans, well what could possibly go wrong?"įor a daily dose of 9Honey, subscribe to our newsletter here.
#ANDY TAYLOR DURAN DURAN 2021 FULL#
"We've had a privileged life, we were a bit naughty but really nice, a bit shirty but very well-dressed, a bit full of ourselves because we had a lot to give." "None of this needs to or should detract from what this band (with or without me) has achieved and sustained for 44 years," he added in his letter. Drummer Roger Taylor joined a year later and Andy signed on in 1980, followed by singer Le Bon. (Getty)ĭuran Duran was formed in 1978 by singer and bassist Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor. "Recently I was doing okay 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." Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes of music group Duran Duran make an appearance at Virgin Records to sign copies of their new CD "Astronaut" Octoin New York City. "Although my current condition is not immediately life-threatening, there is no cure," he wrote. READ MORE: Saturday Night Live star Chris Redd opens up about alleged assault outside NYC comedy club
#ANDY TAYLOR DURAN DURAN 2021 UPDATE#
I'm sure as hell glad I'm around to see the day."Īfter the ceremony, Andy's letter was uploaded in full on Duran Duran's official website, in which he shared a grim update on his condition. "I'm so very proud of these four brothers I'm amazed at their durability, and I'm overjoyed at accepting this award. From Left to right: Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran attend the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in LA on November 5.
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