

Taylor's former band Duran Duran would also allow one of their own songs, " Do You Believe In Shame?" to be included on the album. Taylor also contributed a cover of " Dead On The Money" to the Tequila Sunrise soundtrack in 1988. This was followed by co/writing & co/producing Rod Stewart's Platinum album Out of Order along with Chic members Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson, spawning the Billboard hits, "Lost In You, "Forever Young" & "My Heart Can't Tell Me No" In 1986, Taylor worked with Belinda Carlisle on her single " Mad About You". Paul, John & Patrick also appear with Andy in the music video for the second single " Don't Let Me Die Young" from the Thunder album. Also on the Thunder world tour were guitarist Paul Hanson (guitarist)] and drummer John Valen joined Andy and Patrick. O'Hearn again played bass for him on the album and during the following tour. This was followed by his first solo album, Thunder (1987). Taylor also contributed to the Miami Vice 2 soundtrack with the song " When The Rain Comes Down" (US #43). Two other songs by Taylor/Jones also appeared on the album: " Wings of Love" and the instrumental " Angel Eyes". Ex- Missing Persons members Terry Bozzio and Patrick O'Hearn lent drums and bass, respectively, to the song and video.
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In the mean time he recorded the hit single " Take It Easy" (US #24 Billboard - US #1 MTV), which was recorded as the theme song to the movie American Anthem. Fans have debated whether this was a thinly veiled dig at the situation with Andy at the time.Īfter six years with Duran Duran in the 1980s, Taylor collaborated with ex-Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones on his debut solo album Thunder.

The accompanying music video featured a cameo by John Taylor coming out of a closet with a contract to sign. In July 1986, Arcadia ( Simon Le Bon, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran) released " The Flame", the final single from So Red The Rose. He later countersued to claim some of the royalties from that album. Eventually Duran Duran sued Taylor to force him in to the studio to complete the album Notorious, but he ended up playing on only a few tracks before departing the band completely. This caused ex-Missing Persons guitarist Warren Cuccurullo to approach Duran Duran to fill Andy's position - a vacancy no one in Duran Duran knew existed. Another Capitol Records group, Missing Persons was disbanding at the same time, and Andy hired Terry Bozzio and Patrick O'Hearn to work with him. The resulting album, Riptide proved to be a massive success for Palmer with the single " Addicted To Love" featuring the guitar sound of Andy Taylor.Īfter The Power Station, Taylor allowed Duran Duran to believe he would be returning to record a new album, even as he was signing contracts for a solo career in Los Angeles. Taylor would later rejoin The Power Station band mates Palmer and Thompson for Palmer's first solo album since the band's formation. The band had three hit singles and played the Live Aid concert in 1985. During a hiatus in Duran Duran's schedule, he joined forces with bassist John Taylor, Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and singer Robert Palmer to create The Power Station. He grew dissatisfied with the band's keyboard-heavy synth pop, however, and longed to stretch out his rock muscles. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance was Duran Duran’s last announced of the year, capping off a 35-date North American tour.Taylor joined Duran Duran in 1980 (easily the most experienced musician in the band), and enjoyed their crazy rise to fame over the next five years. The band spent most of 2022 touring in support of 2021’s Future Past. inducted Duran Duran, followed by a video that featured former collaborator Nile Rodgers, among others. We didn’t have so-called ‘acrimonious splits.’ It was gentlemanly and it was understood – and pretty much mutual.” “We’ve always maintained a decent relationship with these guys. “They are both extremely excited and very, very grateful and honored in the same way that Nick, Roger, John and I are as well,” Le Bon told Rolling Stone. "Hungry Like the Wolf" turned into a huge singalong, followed with an emotional reading of "Ordinary World." The band then made individual acceptance speeches.ĭuran Duran's hoped-for reunion was highly anticipated, as Le Bon heaped earlier praise on their former bandmates.
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The crowded erupted with approval as Duran Duran returned at full power. "This proves that we're not lip syncing," Le Bon joked, then started over. The set started with "Girls on Film," before briefly breaking down. They also endured some early sound problems. Neither made the show, as Le Bon later revealed a cancer battle for Andy Taylor.
