Filming the video for Save a Prayer wasn’t all fun and games – it took a lot of work. Here’s a look behind the scenes, and how Duran Duran ended up shooting it in Sri Lanka.
Duran Duran have something to prove: Vintage ’80s interview Excerpted from an article by Philip Bashe Having performed four shows in
Limited Edition #15: A well-earned rest Limited Edition #7: Snake charmed to the top Limited Edition #10: Beyond the
Duranies Unite founder, Anji Bee, finally got to meet her favorite Duran Duran member, John Taylor, at his recent In The
Anji’s brother, Brian, created a custom John Taylor “JT” logo in his Jr. High woodshop class in the mid-80’s as a
John’s personal history of Duran Duran It was inevitable that John Taylor would become a rock musician. At the age of
John’s here, as featured on this pinup page in a Japanese magazine, probably around 1984.
John talks Power Station This article appeared in 1984 in Star Hits magazine. Here’s how it begins: “Why is Diana Ross
Our best guess is that this set of music reviews by John appeared in September 1983 in the UK magazine, Smash
Here are photos of Duran Duran at a press conference and walking around a bit — probably in Italy — all
Pencil drawn portrait of John Taylor done by Anji “Nick” Bee sometime in 1983.
John Taylor in February 1984 Here are two John Taylor pinup pages from the same press conference (and showing the same
This single-page magazine poster of John published in Bop shows him posing outside, apparently somewhere in Europe.
Romantic bonus section: If you were my date… John Taylor: You’d have the time of your life! Spending an evening with
These five fantastic black and white photos of John Taylor appeared in a Japanese music magazine in 1983 or 1984.
A day to remember John Taylor: “The day we made ‘The Reflex ‘video” “What’s so special about this video is that we
Here’s a 1983 ad featuring John Taylor, promoting the Aria Pro II bass guitar:
Miracles do happen After many long years spent kneeling at the altar of Duraniedom, by the time I turned 18 and
Scrapbook pages Here are four pages of assorted press clippings, most of which deal with the band’s girlfriends and weddings —
John Taylor was the cover boy for Star Hits magazine in May, 1985:
Duran Duran: Making world records “Duran Duran’s fresh style and exploding pop rhythms have set the music world on fire… Their
This three-page article appeared in Star Hits magazine while the boys were recording Seven and the Ragged Tiger in Australia. “Duran
This pic simply shows John Taylor in a swimming pool, with a camera and a speedo… and not much else. It
Here’s Jaunty John Taylor with magenta highlights in his hair: Star Hits magazine
John looks uncomfortable perched on a sofa, but at least he’s wearing his black leather pants and white jazz shoes. This
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