Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Andy Taylor’s cancer meant he was unable to join for the ceremony. In a recent interview the singer of the band described 2022 as their best year since the 80’s, and looks forward to more in the coming year.
Le Bon stated, “It was an incredible moment of pride, but also of sadness too, Andy Taylor, he’s very unwell. And we were very sad that he couldn’t be there with us to share with us.” Adding that, “He’s in very good shape, actually, as it happens, But you know, he’s got a serious disease and he actually couldn’t make it over to L.A. There’s a lot of love there between him and us.”
Le Bon also revealed that the ceremony was the very first time he had met Rob Halford, stating that, “Rob’s lovely; Rob’s a really nice guy, Judas Priest, really nice bunch of guys, and it’s great to see them still at it.” He went on to say about the band, “There was so much that went right [and] you do appreciate it because you never know what’s gonna get taken away. But also, we’ve got a lot better at it than we were then. … It’s all about the music and all about the show [when it] used to be about the parties, really. We still have a little bit of partying left in the us now!”
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