In House With Duran Duran: Icons Blame Simon Le Bon's Beard for Vocal Trouble, Plan More Work With Mark Ronson
- Posted on Jul 18th 2012 5:11PM by Cameron Matthews
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It's been 30 years since Duran Duran's second album Rio was released and they still show no signs of stopping. Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor are still on London time. Keyboardist Rhodes even admits that during their previous interview on "Good Morning America," he simply stopped thinking. But the gents powered through, even dabbling in a bit of office ping pong to fight the jet lag.
"We've had quite a dramatic year because Simon lost his voice," Taylor explains. "My mum said it was the beard. She said if he shaved the beard off his voice would come back."
The two members of Duran Duran were out and about promoting their latest concert DVD "A Diamond in the Mind," which features the band in true form, rocking better than ever.
"The great thing about being in Duran Duran is that you never know what's in store in the future," Rhodes admits, while noting that LeBon's vocal injury put the band's future in jeopardy. "We tend to splinter off at different tangents and somehow try to contain everything, which becomes whatever our next project is."
Thankfully, LeBon's searing pipes came back in full force, and the band is now getting ready to work with producer wunderkind Mark Ronson once again. Watch the video below to hear all the details.
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