ICON: John Taylor/The Pop-Rock Candy Mountain Interview

Pop- Rock Candy Mountain

Duran Duran are one of the most influential bands of the 20th Century. With more than 85 million albums sold, they are also one of the best-selling artists of all time.

The band’s new album, Red Carpet Massacre, could be seen as one of their more ambitious efforts. When a band, however, has built their entire career around ambition, it is actually just another strong album in a larger body of work. Red Carpet Massacre features producers such as Timbaland and finds the band working with Justin Timberlake.

Later this summer, the band will perform a unique live set with Mark Ronson for an exclusive, invite-only performance. According to Sneak Attack Media, “They will showcase specially re-worked versions of some of the band’s classic hits that will be created by Ronson, along with tracks from their critically-acclaimed new album, Red Carpet Massacre. Ronson and the Version Players will also be bringing Mark’s acclaimed live show to the event, performing songs from his hit album, Version. Simon Le Bon will bring his vocal magic to Mark’s music as one of his featured guest vocalists.”

John Taylor is a founding member of Duran Duran. His bass lines are as much a part of the Duran Duran legacy as Simon Le Bon’s vocals. His style of playing is a direct reflection of his influences, Paul McCartney and Bernard Edwards of Chic. He was a member of the “supergroup” Power Station, which brought T. Rex to the masses in the mid-1980s. Taylor was also in the band, Neurotic Outsiders with members of Guns N Roses. He is also an accomplished actor and starred in the 1999 film Sugartown with John Doe and Michael Des Barres.
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