Iconic '80s Rocker, 64, Nearly Unrecognizable in Rare Public Outing
A member of a hugely popular '80s rock band was out interacting with fans in Italy over the weekend.
John Taylor, founding member and bassist for legendary '80s new wave rock group Duran Duran, was photographed walking through the streets of Rome, Italy, on Sunday, June 15, where he stopped to interact with some fans.
Duran Duran, made up of Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor (no relation), is considered one of the biggest bands that was part of the Second British Invasion of U.S. music, this one largely fueled by the rise of MTV and music videos. The new wave group burst on the scene with cinematic, sometimes eyebrow-raising music videos for their songs "Girls on Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio," plus they topped U.S. charts with their James Bond theme song for the film of the same name, "A View to a Kill."In fact, Duran Duran won two Grammy Awards for their music videos, both in 1984 — Best Music Video Short Form for "Girls on Film" and "Hungry Like the Wolf," and Best Music Video Long Form for their self-titled video album.
The band received the MTV Video Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
Their Hall of Fame induction actually led to their most recent album, Danse Macabre. They were basically doing a warm-up for the Hall of Fame ceremony that involved a Halloween-themed concert and that led to the album, which is full of spooky covers of their greatest hits, covers of other artists' songs, plus three new songs.
John Taylor told Classic Pop Mag of the album, "On Danse Macabre, you can really see behind the curtain of who the whole band is."
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Iconic '80s Rocker, 64, Nearly Unrecognizable in Rare Public Outing first appeared on Parade on Jun 16, 2025
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