Crazy Details About Duran Duran

Duran Duran was the 1980s, with two Grammys, several million records sold, and an absolute banger of a James Bond theme, a feat few musicians can claim. But along the way, Duran Duran encountered some events that would have shattered lesser bands. This is the crazy real-life story of Duran Duran.

Like all bands, Duran Duran had to start somewhere. In 1978, at the Rum Runner, one of the hottest nightclubs in Birmingham, England, a group of young musicians began playing shows while also working as employees. They named themselves after a minor character from the film Barbarella, which itself was also the name of another popular Birmingham nightclub. The character's name is "Durand Durand," but they lost the D's at the end to become "Duran Duran" instead.

Even after seeing some success, the band members, Stephen Duffy, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor, and John Taylor, please note that, shockingly, none of these three Taylors are related, helped out at the nightclub as bouncers, DJs, bartenders, and busboys.

The band's first managers were actually the Rum Runner's owners, Paul and Michael Berrow, and Duran Duran became a sort of house band for the club, performing at night and working the rest of the time. The Berrow brothers helped Duran Duran record a new demo tape, which they sent out to labels throughout the industry, all while continuing to polish glasses and work as short order cooks at the Rum Runner. Even after they hit it big, the band never forgot the club, and would hold after-parties there whenever they played Birmingham, according to the Birmingham Mail.

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In the club | 0:00
Search for a singer | 1:29
The New Romantics | 2:26
So, so hot | 3:40
Girls on (music) video | 4:16
The show must go on | 5:17
A band in exile | 6:08
Wild boys, indeed | 7:04
A band apart | 8:01
Le Bon's bummer note | 9:16
More lineup changes | 10:15
A late career turnaround | 11:13

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