He’s an amazing, amazing musician.”ĭuran Duran, who are coming to the Metro Radio Arena (Image: Stephanie Pistel) “It was great to have Nile Rodgers in there too actually. I think it’s given it some real depth actually. But they’ve all brought something interesting to the album. “There are a couple of old favourites and a couple of new favourites on it too. “What’s the theme of this album? What kind of music are we trying to make? What’s given this album its particular flavour in the Duran Duran catalogue is the amount of featured artists that are on it. “We’ve got to get on the same page, otherwise we’re just wasting time.
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But we might have different ideas on how to get these goals. You have four band members who all have the same goals essentially. “You’ve got to let go sometimes and know when to quit. “With this one we all hung in there and said we’re not letting go, we’re not putting this out until we are all entirely satisfied with it. I felt like it slipped out of control and we’ve ended up producing an album that didn’t really do us justice. I felt that on a number of occasions with earlier albums. “There is no point in saying we will get it right next time. “None of us know how many more Duran Duran albums there are going to be so you really can’t take it for granted, you have got to invest it.
It was a no stone unturned album,” admits John. Singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor recorded the album in London with producers Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Josh Blair, and Mr Hudson and the record features special guests Janelle Monáe, former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, Canadian Juno-Award winning singer Kiesza, British singer/songwriter Mr Hudson, violinist Davidé Rossi and even actress Lindsay Lohan. The fact that we have this opening and can let people in is exciting.”ĭuran Duran are at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on December 5, following the autumn release of Paper Gods, their 14th studio album. “If Andy was still in the band we would not have been able to make an album anywhere near as interesting as Paper Gods. “The fact we are not complete, the fact that Simon, John, Nick and Roger are not a complete band that need this extra something in order to complete the picture is what allows us to be really interesting and experiment a lot.
“This album was the first time that I now see that space where Andy used to occupy, it’s now the X Factor, the bit we can now fill with almost anybody and it can be interesting. I used to obsess that for years I thought the key to salvation was replacing Andy. “It’s interesting with this new album (Paper Gods). “Andy brought such a strong flavour to the band, we would not have been the band we were without him and I think he brought an edge that took us a long time to replace. I was always proud of having a little Geordie in the band. “Newcastle is in the Duran Duran story and always will be,” John tells me. Since then there have been several line-up changes, with Andy leaving the band in the mid-80s, to rejoin in the Noughties, only to leave again in 2006, in a somewhat acrimonious split.īut for Duran bass guitarist John Taylor, he is only getting used to that void now. When Duran Duran first shot to global fame in the early 80s they were universally known as a Brummie band.īut at its heart was a Geordie, in the shape of guitarist Andy Taylor, who hailed from Cullercoats.
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