Duran Duran ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!
When Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album came out in 1981, who could have predicted that they would become one of the biggest bands of the decade, not to mention bona fide international superstars? Since then, they’ve had nearly a dozen Top 10 singles, four consecutive platinum albums, and a string of exotic videos that have spawned countless imitations.
Duran Duran ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!
When Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album came out in 1981, who could have predicted that they would become one of the biggest bands of the decade, not to mention bona fide international superstars?
Since then, they’ve had nearly a dozen Top 10 singles, four consecutive platinum albums, and a string of exotic videos that have spawned countless imitations.
But when the group unexpectedly splintered into the bands Arcadia and Power Station in 1985, Duranies around the world held their breath. The Duran clan insisted the individual projects were simply a chance to take a break from the group, but the Police made a similar promise four years ago and they haven’t been heard from as a band since!
“I think if Duran Duran had tried to go back into the studio after our last tour, everything would have grinded to a halt,” Simon LeBon says. ‘‘We did those projects for our own reasons, and it’s a bloody good thing too, that we did it. Otherwise, maybe none of us would have made any kind of record.”