Former Duran Duran member Andy Taylor opened up about his former bandmates and revealed the only condition he would reunite with Duran Duran.
After leaving Duran Duran in 2006, there have been claims and theories that Taylor had a feud with his former bandmates. During a recent interview, the rocker denied the feud claims and shared the condition he would work with the band again. He revealed:
“There was never any active feuding ever going on. But I only know one way that this band works when I’ve been a part of it, and that’s the five of us writing everything, recording everything. And if we need assistance, then we need creative welfare. Some people say, ‘Oh, but you’re just trying to make a modern record.’ Well, most modern records suck! If they want to do it some other way…”
The band worked with the DJ and producer Mark Ronson for their 13th studio album, ‘All You Need Is Now.’ According to Taylor, the producer wanted to take over the melodies of the songs. Addressing the situation, he continued:
“Look, I love Mark Ronson, but I can write f*cking chords coming out my ears, melodies coming out of my ears, solos coming out my ears. But oh, right — I’ve gotten ‘old,’ so it’s time for some young buck to take over. You don’t get the best out of the band that way. The five of us is the only relationship I know with the band. It’s only when the five of us are equal that there’s an equitable spirit and input. That’s when it works. When there’s not, it doesn’t.”
The rocker revealed the reason for his departure from the band to be creative differences and not any personal issues. He also earlier denied that there has been a feud between the duo.
The rumors were suppressed when Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year. Taylor, too, was invited to the ceremony, but he couldn’t make it there due to health issues caused by prostate cancer.
Duran Duran is to drop a new studio album entitled ‘Danse Macabre’ on October 27. The Halloween-themed album consists of a song with the same title, which was recently released, for which a music video has been made with the help of AI. You can check out the music video below.
