![]() That book never materialized, not by Davis or anyone else. And according to Davis's own author notes in his latest book, he was brought into the inner circle by Duran Duran's management in 2004 to document their "Fab Five" reunion for a planned official biography. After all, it was written by veteran rock scribe Stephen Davis, perhaps most famous for Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga, published in 1985. Taylor later admitted to having skimmed but not entirely consumed prior Duran Duran biographies, and it's reasonable to wonder whether he will enlist the same mild curiosity with the recently published Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story. And you’re reading it like, Oh my god, he’s a wanker! I don’t want to read that! Now I know we’re all wankers!” It’s the humanity that exists in all those many, many, many days between the contributions to the cool songs or whatever where they treat their gardeners like shit, or they’re unfaithful to their wives, or they get drunk and spit in the face of the doorman at the Troubadour. There is no one who can come under that kind of scrutiny that is going to come out looking good. "I remember reading that book, and it became apparent that if you put anyone’s life – yours, mine, any of us – under that kind of microscope, they’re going sound like wankers. It was the scandalous Lennon bio that stuck with Taylor. All three of Goldman's subjects were dead by the time he got around to them, unable to directly answer to past transgressions that might cast their legacies in an unflattering light. Taylor mentioned Albert Goldman, who'd already written popular accounts of the lives of Elvis Presley and Lenny Bruce before publishing The Lives of John Lennon in 1988. We were talking about his excellent 2012 memoir In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death & Duran Duran and whether he'd been influenced by other rock bios. I interviewed Duran Duran bass guitarist John Taylor late last year for Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain's Please Kill Me website, and while our conversation yielded plenty of great stuff, the "authentic biography" quote is the one I keep coming back to. "There's nothing worse than an authentic biography of anyone." I guarantee they could write a book that would put this to shame! They be crazy like that! I'd recommend this book to someone like me who is a huge fan of the music, but slightly interested in slices of the musicians life. But for someone like me who doesn't need the dirt, and just the basics then this will do. Are they watered down? Yes, I believe so. I ended up marrying one! I liked hearing these stories. My favorite was Roger Taylor, the drummer! Extremely hot, and quiet and reserved! I loved that! Also, I've always had a thing for drummers. I've never known anything about their lives. But, I'll admit that I'm not a super fan. Because Duran isn't a band that I ever stopped listening to. Usually when I read a book like this, I spend a lot of time watching old videos and listening to the music. Duran Duran has always been in my top favorite band's of all time. This book gets all the stars! I loved it. My thanks to Hachette books, Stephen Davis and Netgalley. With timeless hits like "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Girls on Film," "Rio," "Save a Prayer," and the bestselling James Bond theme in the series' history, "A View to Kill," Duran Duran has cemented its legacy in the pop pantheon-and with a new album and a worldwide tour on the way, they show no signs of slowing down anytime soon.įeaturing exclusive interviews with the band and never-before-published photos from personal archives, Please Please Tell Me Now offers a definitive account of one of the last untold sagas in rock and roll history-a treat for diehard fans, new admirers, and music lovers of any age. The band moved in the most glamorous circles: Nick Rhodes became close with Andy Warhol, Simon LeBon with Princess Diana, and John Taylor dated quintessential British bad girl Amanda De Cadanet. Handsome, British, and young, it was Duran Duran that headlined Live Aid, not Bob Dylan or Led Zeppelin. By the end of the decade, they had sold 60 million albums today, they've sold over 100 million albums-and counting.ĭavis traces their roots to the austere 1970s British malaise that spawned both the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran-two seemingly opposite music extremes. ![]() Their pretty boy looks made them the stars of fledgling MTV, but it was their brilliant musicianship that led to a string of number one hits. In Please Please Tell Me Now, bestselling rock biographer Stephen Davis tells the story of Duran Duran, the quintessential band of the 1980s. Lifelong fans and interested newcomers will love this stunning biography of Duran Duran by the bestselling author of Gold Dust Woman and Hammer of the Gods. ![]()
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