Profile
John Taylor
Bassist
Male
Born
Jun 20, 1960
Age
52
Hometown
Birmingham
Genres
Pop rock + Punk r...
Instruments
Aria (guitar comp...
Performed With
Duran Duran + Rob...
Other Names
Taylor, Nigel John
John Taylor is an English musician who is best known as the bass guitarist and co-founder of pop rock band Duran Duran. Duran Duran were one of the most popular groups in the world during the 1980s due to their revolutionary music videos that played in… Read More
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Gela NashMarried 1999 - Present
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Rachel ByrdDated 1985
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Janine AndrewsDated 1984
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Wealth Strategies: "Game Over" For Japanese Yen TaylorReuters.com - Apr 22, 2013
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Crime Novels By Martina Cole Led Woman To Falsely Accuse Father Of Two Priest Of RapeDaily Mail (UK) - Apr 17, 2013 -
Binky Philips: 1971: Me And Pink Floyd In A New York Hotel RoomHuffington Post - Mar 22, 2013
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Sony Video Game Unit's Profit Dives 86%San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 17, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1960
Birth
Born on June 20, 1960.
TEENAGE
Taylor played with Duran Duran from its founding in 1978 until 1997, when he left to pursue a solo recording and film career.
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TWENTIES
1981
21 Years Old
Duran Duran released its first album in 1981, and went on to worldwide success in the early 1980s.
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1983
23 Years Old
John Taylor and Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor joined forces with former Chic drummer Tony Thompson and Robert Palmer (singer) who earlier met at Duran Duran`s charity concert at Aston Villa football ground 1983 to form the band The Power Station.
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In 1985, after recording the chart-topping theme to the Bond movie A View to a Kill, Duran Duran split into two side projects.
1986
26 Years Old
Although Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor left the band, the three remaining Duran Duran members reformed for the 1986 Notorious album, and continued to record and tour throughout the 1990s with new guitarist Warren Cuccurullo.
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THIRTIES
1993
33 Years Old
Taylor's marriage declined even as Duran Duran's star rose with the success of 1993's Duran Duran, also known as The Wedding Album.
1994
34 Years Old
In late 1994, Taylor sought treatment for his substance abuse, and has remained sober since.
He and De Cadenet officially separated in May 1995.
He participated in writing an album for the reunited Power Station in late 1996, but his personal problems forced him to withdraw from the project, which went on to record with Bernard Edwards on bass and toured with a hired bass player.
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In January 1997 he announced at a Duran Duran fan convention that he was leaving the band.
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1998
38 Years Old
Taylor also began making forays into acting. His long friendship with Allison Anders led to a starring role in her independent film, Sugar Town, in 1998.
FORTIES
He continued recording for Avex in 2000, and early in 2001 released Techno For Two (featuring the international hit "6,000 Miles" co-written by Matthew Hager), a decidedly non-techno album filled with very personal songs.
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2001
41 Years Old
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He also appeared on BBC Two comedy panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks as a panelist in April 2001.
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2006
46 Years Old
Noting Taylor's loyalty to the same Peavey bass guitar onstage with Duran Duran for several years, in early 2006, Peavey Guitars asked Taylor to create a signature 4-string bass guitar.
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FIFTIES
2010
50 Years Old
In 2010 he contributed bass to the debut album by Swahili Blonde with ex-Weave! drummer Nicole Turley on the track "Tigress Ritual".
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