![]() I think that would be inappropriate, but that’s what I feel like. We love Andy dearly and you know, I’m not gonna stand here and cry. “It’s devastating to find out that one of our family is not going to be around for a long while. Duran Durans original guitarist Andy Taylor was forced to miss the bands induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to ongoing treatment for stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. I’m sure as hell glad I’m around to see the day.”īackstage at the Microsoft Theater, just minutes after reading the letter from Taylor, Le Bon admitted he was on the edge of tears thinking about it. “I’m so very proud of these four brothers I’m amazed at their durability, and I’m overjoyed at accepting this award. Five years after he rejoined the band, guitarist Andy Taylor has quit Duran Duran midway through their US tour. Let there be no doubt I was stoked about the whole thing, even bought a new guitar with the essential whammy!” Taylor wrote in his letter. ![]() The guitarist was notably absent from Duran Duran’s induction to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at LA’s Microsoft Theater on Saturday (November 5). Andrew James Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Duran Duran across three stints and a former member of the Power Station. “I’m truly sorry and massively disappointed I couldn’t make it. Andy Taylor, best known for his role as the founding guitarist in British new wave group Duran Duran, has announced that he was diagnosed with stage four cancer four years ago. The original lineup released new music together, including 2004’s “Astronaut” album, before Andy Taylor departed again in 2006. Taylor left Duran Duran in 1986, but was with the group as it ascended the pop charts in the dawn of the MTV era with hits such as “Girls on Film,” “Rio” and “Hungry Like the Wolf.” He reunited with Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor (no relation to either) in 2001.
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