Isn’t is fantastic to look back after so long and these guys have no idea the influence they’ve made on hundreds of thousands of kids around the world with guitar, bass guitar, drums, singing? They have no idea during this interview that they’ve already made an impact and will do so for decades to come...mind blowing really.
Duran Duran are PURE LEGENDS! Since they are my favorite band, I see them as MORE than an 80's group. I want to see them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because it is well overdue for them. Going back to the "Gay Rock" thing (as mentioned in the interview), that is just absurd. I am a straight male who looks up to this band (since 1983 in Elementary School).
This interview always cracks me up. John, you HAVE already made an album that you will be remembered for.... one of the greatest of the decade..... you just don't realize it yet. :)
I hope they now realize the impact they had. Some of the "old head" critics at that time missed the boat with these guys. They didn't get them, their sound and dismissed them outright..they weren't "heavy enough" whatever that is. John can rest assured that the whole of DDs output can never be invalidated by a quick- study-knee-jerk summation or be critically reduced to "disposable" pop. They had a cultural impact as well. Even though not all of their songs are about "fun", the overall sound is exuberant, infectious, there is a certain whimsical quality (reflex, new moon on monday, rio, girls on film, etc) to a number of their songs
And then all of sudden he gets up like he's going to leave but then he sits down and puts his head way back behind the sofa like he's draining his sinus's, it hilarious.
I remember watching this interview when it came out. We all gathered at a friend’s house and squealed when it came on. I think my friend videotaped it, too.
This interview is cool. Simon Le Bon scares me less often, because of his appearance in the old days. John Taylor isn't so bad, but he's so handsome that he puts aftershave on in the driveway when there's no mirror for a British musician to look at himself into it.
mikey p What that means is that I was uncomfortable seeing Simon Le Bon on a segment on The View last year in the Fall. Aging is 1 of my biggest nightmares, so that explains why I don't want to see this handsome British dude on TV or in person when I'm shy enough to meet him someday in my life.
Wow! It's amazing how much the times have changed, especially when it comes to censorship. After all, censorship was officially launched in 1984. The fact that Entertainment Tonight didn't censor this interview after John Taylor said there were critics calling Duran Duran a "fag band" is shocking. Then again, fag is not a homophobic slurs in Europe. If memory serves me right, it means cigarette.
I think Simon's claim that middle-aged truckers were into Duran Duran in 1984 is a little suspicious. I was a young adult in 1984 and to us, Duran Duran was a teenybop band only preteen girls liked. No adult admitted to being into them, just as no adult would admit to being a Justin Bieber fan a few years ago. They were seen as a kid's band in the U.S.
I wouldn’t say they were a “kids band”. They started out in new wave dance clubs and then for about 4 years yes in 1984 they definitely had the majority of the teen fan girl market, but after the 80s they were taken pretty seriously in the early-mid 90s and beyond. I do agree with you about the truckers part. That was just weird and random.
They're very pretty, so they were popular with All kinds of girls, even older women. If truckers liked them they were likely gay truckers, or listening to their music to stay awake, they likely appealed to vastly different audiences, imo.
I am so glad we are freer now to like what we like. Duran wasnt seen as a " heavy" band. Guys were more into a harder edged image in the 80s early 90s. There were a lot of closeted ( and not just gay) fans back in the day. Their mass appeal is being re-examined as we come upon 40 yrs DD
Yeah, neither of them look particularly happy. John's drugged out on something; Simon might be as well, although he wasn't known to do a lot of drugs. John, though... he's lucky he didn't die.
And do you have experience, theiren? I mean do you know personally the effects of coke? How can you say such a thing? They're both known for certain mannerisms, I've noticed that Simon picks at his nails, when he's a bit bored, and John has been said to scratch his underarm when he's asked something he deems a bit uncomfortable. Subconscious reactions I'm sure, but they still handle interviews and rough questions so gracefully.
@@orangerollsangelspit John has perfect and symmetrical features whereas Simon has a big nose and face. It's objective but I truly believe that John was chiseled to perfection.
John is uniquely exquisite for a man, his bone structure and his mannerisms are mesmerizing to me. Why poor Simon? He's extremely popular, leader of the band, even though John founded the band with Nick.
Don’t underestimate that this song Wild Boys- that was written by Simon Le Bon- was about being gay and being proud. Simon Le Bon is a gay man who denied being gay including on their official website. This was a typical gay celebrity who used a woman and three daughters to shield his real identity in terms of sexuality. And for that I have no respect for this band at all …will never listen to the music again
@@daisie222 it’s pretty typical that many gay males in society, especially high profile ones would say that they’re bisexual just to be in keeping with main stream. But I respect your opinion, of course.
@@ConservativeAnthem No, actually I am GOTH and I have 5 different GOTHIC tattoos but I JUST happen to also like some songs of DD's first and second albums which were actually quite good when they were still in their early post-punk New Wave/New Romantic phase prior to selling out their sound to being successful in the USA!
Il fascino di Simon insieme al suo genio mi ha accompagnato tt la vita❤❤❤
I don't blink when I look at JT's face.
Isn’t is fantastic to look back after so long and these guys have no idea the influence they’ve made on hundreds of thousands of kids around the world with guitar, bass guitar, drums, singing? They have no idea during this interview that they’ve already made an impact and will do so for decades to come...mind blowing really.
YOUNG JOHN TAYLOR MY GOD
I loved Simon's hair in this interview!!!
Julie Colleran 80's hair are still the best! :)
Julie Colleran So do I Both of those guys' hair looks awesome in this interview.
So do I
Julie Colleran oh me too! Simon looks positively dangerous with medium length hair!!!😈❤️
Looking like a lion
I love duran duran.
I like a lot of their songs but my favorite has to be New Moon on Monday.
It’s not possible for a man to be more handsome than John was in the 80s.
Great great song
I remember hearing on a little radio I used to sneak under the covers as a child after my mother told me to go to bed
John was absolutely gorgeous!
@@cynthiakhan5483 he still is 😊
Simon!
God bless you both, Simon and John,, and your families!
And the rest of you guys too, John, Simon, Nick, Andy, Roger, you're all in my thoughts and prayers.
SUCH GORGEOUS GUYS 🥰❤️!!!!!!!!
Handsome guys
Simon Le Bon is a genius and crazy handsome!!
He was handsome
I just l o v e John Taylor!
I love John Taylor's hair here. He looked better with just his natural color as opposed to the frosting, what we now refer to as highlights.
He always looks amazing, but the natural look is very nice...
Both of them look gorgeous!! I just love their hair like that ❤️.
Duran Duran are PURE LEGENDS! Since they are my favorite band, I see them as MORE than an 80's group. I want to see them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because it is well overdue for them.
Going back to the "Gay Rock" thing (as mentioned in the interview), that is just absurd. I am a straight male who looks up to this band (since 1983 in Elementary School).
My favorite group is the Statler Brothers.
+Daniel Marquis Simon has recently said that being in the RRHF is not important to them.
They are finally in this year 🙂!!!!!!
Proprio very good Simon.❤
I’ve had a huge crush on Simon since I was 8 years old. 😍🥰😍
OMG their fabulous hair
I love youuu!!!!!! John Taylor
Never saw this before, I'm just imagining myself watching this in the living room back then, I missed those days
Duran Duran is the best band ever.
This interview always cracks me up. John, you HAVE already made an album that you will be remembered for.... one of the greatest of the decade..... you just don't realize it yet. :)
I hope they now realize the impact they had. Some of the "old head" critics at that time missed the boat with these guys. They didn't get them, their sound and dismissed them outright..they weren't "heavy enough" whatever that is. John can rest assured that the whole of DDs output can never be invalidated by a quick- study-knee-jerk summation or be critically reduced to "disposable" pop. They had a cultural impact as well. Even though not all of their songs are about "fun", the overall sound is exuberant, infectious, there is a certain whimsical quality (reflex, new moon on monday, rio, girls on film, etc) to a number of their songs
Simon suited the longer shaggy hair .
So amusing to see Simon & JT candid answering the questions. But, John so handsome and I 💘 💘 💘 their hairdos..
I love duran2x when I was in high school
John Taylor uhhh 🥰
omg my best friend and I used to watch this interview over and over. First we would watch only Simon and then we would watch only John. So crazy :P
hahaahh
Back in 84'-85' my little sister was madly in love with John. I never knew much about them personally but loved their music, still do.
Acá desde Argentina amo Duran Duran II love Simon Levon and John Taylor
I had Simon Le Bon all over my bedroom wall. I was obsessed!!
My favourite band
They made a record that people will remember, its called ordinary world, and is the best thing they ever did
And also the hit album that song came off of: The Wedding Album
Not one of my favorites. Rio, Notorious.. all time.
Duran Duran still up in the world always ready to impress go for it lads keep going ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️🐼🎹🎹🌸peony’s for nick nick🌸🌸 I🌸🌸🌸🐾🐈⬛
Que hermosos eran y son amoo a los Duran Duran
Al love you Duran Duran la mejor banda de los ochenta saludos desde Argentina
2:24 I thought Simon was about to leap through the ceiling...
And then all of sudden he gets up like he's going to leave but then he sits down and puts his head way back behind the sofa like he's draining his sinus's, it hilarious.
Oh yeah they're coked up as fuck.
+Metemi Never mind that he's biting the crap out of the inside of his mouth. Hahaha!
I remember watching this interview when it came out. We all gathered at a friend’s house and squealed when it came on. I think my friend videotaped it, too.
HERMOSA Yasmin Levon los quiero desde Argentina La Plata
Good GOD bless you !!!!!!!
Simon was cute with his hair
Simon seemed exasperated in this interview hahaha
In all fairness, they were touring a lot at the time and were doing several press interviews, so it’s not so surprising that he is exasperated.
I remember that !
🎵 anni 80. 💯
oh simon..💋
Ma quanto erano BONI!!!!!
My favorite band.
when he had cool hair
I was such a fan that I got my hair cut like Simon Lebon
Simon Le Bon my babyyy ❤
Wow. I haven't seen a TV picture falling up the stairs in decades.
John ahhhhhhh , infartante.
They look high as kites lol
Simon..
WTF is Simon doing @ 2:03
Love Duran Duran, Simon looks so hot! He was my favourite member of the band and my pin up of the 80s!
Put on mute and just enjoy the beauty :)
Why is Simon so distracted?
Simon tends to fidget during interviews.
I don't think it's nerves, I think he gets annoyed at certain questions, though.
I could be wrong.
где мой любимый красавец Nick Rhodes
This interview is cool. Simon Le Bon scares me less often, because of his appearance in the old days. John Taylor isn't so bad, but he's so handsome that he puts aftershave on in the driveway when there's no mirror for a British musician to look at himself into it.
Simon Le Bon scares me less often, because of his appearance in the old days-What the hell does that even mean
mikey p What that means is that I was uncomfortable seeing Simon Le Bon on a segment on The View last year in the Fall. Aging is 1 of my biggest nightmares, so that explains why I don't want to see this handsome British dude on TV or in person when I'm shy enough to meet him someday in my life.
Andrea Patane Oh I see well that wasn't well explained, I have met all the band 3 times backstage
mikey p Lucky you
@@andreapatane4204 are you high?
Wow! It's amazing how much the times have changed, especially when it comes to censorship.
After all, censorship was officially launched in 1984.
The fact that Entertainment Tonight didn't censor this interview after John Taylor said there were critics calling Duran Duran a "fag band" is shocking.
Then again, fag is not a homophobic slurs in Europe. If memory serves me right, it means cigarette.
Society wasn't full of whiny crybaby snowflakes back then.
straordinari sempre attuali
Oh Simon....could you be more obvious?
they show a photo of what looks like, The Damned when they intro this. Kinda funny.
No, it's a photo of DD alright!
💓💓💓💓💓💓
Simon went for the Alex Lifeson haircut in '84.
Simon's hair is sooo thick,
that's why his hair works in that particular cut.
Simon😍
November 1984?
I think Simon's claim that middle-aged truckers were into Duran Duran in 1984 is a little suspicious. I was a young adult in 1984 and to us, Duran Duran was a teenybop band only preteen girls liked. No adult admitted to being into them, just as no adult would admit to being a Justin Bieber fan a few years ago. They were seen as a kid's band in the U.S.
I wouldn’t say they were a “kids band”. They started out in new wave dance clubs and then for about 4 years yes in 1984 they definitely had the majority of the teen fan girl market, but after the 80s they were taken pretty seriously in the early-mid 90s and beyond. I do agree with you about the truckers part. That was just weird and random.
They're very pretty, so they were popular with All kinds of girls, even older women.
If truckers liked them they were likely gay truckers, or listening to their music to stay awake, they likely appealed to vastly different audiences, imo.
I am so glad we are freer now to like what we like. Duran wasnt seen as a " heavy" band. Guys were more into a harder edged image in the 80s early 90s. There were a lot of closeted ( and not just gay) fans back in the day. Their mass appeal is being re-examined as we come upon 40 yrs DD
Simon cutting lines @2:05 and snorting back @2:28.
neither John nor Simon seemed terribly relaxed during this interview as if they really didn't want to do it.
Yeah, neither of them look particularly happy. John's drugged out on something; Simon might be as well, although he wasn't known to do a lot of drugs. John, though... he's lucky he didn't die.
True, both look annoyed.
I remember seeing that back in the day. Simon must've been on speed. We know John was a coke head.
Really sucks they got addicted to drugs 😒
Door ran door ran lol
Simon seems particularly coked up in this interview.
And do you have experience, theiren?
I mean do you know personally the effects of coke?
How can you say such a thing? They're both known for certain mannerisms,
I've noticed that Simon picks at his nails, when he's a bit bored, and John has been said to scratch his underarm when he's asked something he deems a bit uncomfortable.
Subconscious reactions I'm
sure, but they still handle interviews and rough questions so gracefully.
@@resa.walters well Simon's recent interview would say otherwise, they all had a bit of a drug problem but John was the worse
I’d love to be in the middle of that sandwich
Simon is hot but he doesn't come close to John 🔥🔥
JT is ovverated, poor Simon
@@orangerollsangelspit John has perfect and symmetrical features whereas Simon has a big nose and face. It's objective but I truly believe that John was chiseled to perfection.
John is uniquely exquisite for a man, his bone structure and his mannerisms are mesmerizing to me.
Why poor Simon?
He's extremely popular, leader of the band, even though John founded the band with Nick.
Guapos !!!
Paulo Ricardo vocal of RPM is copy of John Taylor 😝
John sounds a bit "bunged up." So to speak...
They are 40 year old truckers now..lol
Coke is so annoying. makes you cray
Pintados a pincel.
Haha, well now men wear more makeup than women, so they were ahead of the curve.
Lol. They look so cocky here.
Don’t underestimate that this song Wild Boys- that was written by Simon Le Bon- was about being gay and being proud. Simon Le Bon is a gay man who denied being gay including on their official website. This was a typical gay celebrity who used a woman and three daughters to shield his real identity in terms of sexuality. And for that I have no respect for this band at all …will never listen to the music again
Yeah, I think Simon was bi. Not necessarily gay, but bi.... maybe. lol
@@daisie222 it’s pretty typical that many gay males in society, especially high profile ones would say that they’re bisexual just to be in keeping with main stream. But I respect your opinion, of course.
Irrelevant band proud of by now forgotten music.
Irrelevant band? Forgotten music? Lmao: you are ignorant as fuck!
@@filipematias5127 And do you have a Duran Duran tattoo, Filipe?
@@ConservativeAnthem
No, actually I am GOTH and I have 5 different GOTHIC tattoos but I JUST happen to also like some songs of DD's first and second albums which were actually quite good when they were still in their early post-punk New Wave/New Romantic phase prior to selling out their sound to being successful in the USA!
Yeah, only sold 100 million records and still have sold out tours..totally forgotten about
Simon aint pretty ..never was