Andy Taylor has provided some insight into the decades-long feud rumors that have circulated since he left Duran Duran. The guitarist is most remembered for being a member of the Birmingham new wave band’s most famous lineup, which also included lead vocalist Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist John Taylor.
Andy Taylor joined Duran Duran in April 1980 and left in 1986 to pursue a solo career. In 2001, Taylor rejoined the band for a series of successful concerts and their 2004 album Astronaut before leaving again in 2006.
Throughout Taylor’s years of absence from the band, there have been several reports of bad blood between him and the remaining group members.
However, thoughts of a truly tempestuous relationship between Taylor and the fellow “Rio” stars were quelled when the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Taylor, despite not being a part of the group, was invited to the ceremony, but didn’t attend due to ill health from prostate cancer.
At the event, Le Bon read a letter from Taylor, in which he acknowledged for the first time that he had cancer. In a recent interview with The Times, Taylor discussed the impact he felt after being featured in that way.
