Music – Lonely in Your Nightmare (live) – John Taylor – Duran Duran – Live
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Music – Tiger Tiger – John Taylor – Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger
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Music – The Seventh Stranger – John Taylor – Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger
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Interview: John Taylor – Duran Duran – Past and Present: Part 1
Interview: John Taylor – Duran Duran – Past and Present: Part 1
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2017 FretlessBass.com
In the 1980s Duran Duran took the radio waves, television sets, and the world by storm. Platinum albums, Grammys, and multiple music video awards followed their gold record debut. Tens of millions of album sales and sold out venues worldwide became the norm for the newly dubbed “Fab Five”. Though some may have predicted that this band would not escape the ’80s and continue this kind of success, the band has shown decade after decade that they were here to stay, proving the point in 2015 with the Top 10 release of their latest album Paper Gods, and the multi-year, continually extended, world-wide tour that has supported it.
I spoke with bassist John Taylor during the recording of Paper Gods. He spoke by phone from his home in Los Angeles, California, on business in the US, away from the London recording studio for a brief moment.
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Interview: John Taylor – Duran Duran – Past and Present: Part 2
Interview: John Taylor – Duran Duran – Past and Present: Part 2
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2017 FretlessBass.com
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I directed this part of the conversation with John Taylor of Duran Duran to their latest album and reflections on career longevity. At the time of this interview Taylor had no idea that their project, still being formed in the studio, would be a Top 10 hit in the US, the UK, and multiple other countries. He had no idea that the album would get rave reviews and worldwide attention. And he had no idea that the tour to support it would continue two years after the album release, with multiple tour extensions still happening.
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Music – Lonely in Your Nightmare – John Taylor – Duran Duran – Rio
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John Taylor Book “In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran”
John Taylor Book: In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2014 FretlessBass.com
Sitting at an airport bar in Kansas City, MO, I hear the faint sounds of a Duran Duran song come on the radio. It happens to be from the one Duran album that bassist John Taylor was not involved in, Pop Trash. And, coincidently, I had just reached that chapter in his book, In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran, where he recalls the need to try and lead a normal life – focusing on family, and staying in one place for a while – leaving the machine – leaving the band. The separation was temporary, but at the time the future was unknown. It is a refreshing chapter for the reader, feeling as if you too need a break from the chaotic ride. After nearly 20 years in the same band at that point, it’s not difficult to understand how the band was his life. It’s not difficult to understand the amazing sense of accomplishment. And it’s not difficult to feel the simultaneous and overwhelming sense of hopelessness that he had many times. …continue reading »
