Duran Duran Quotes
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From doing Power Station, it was like, it's the same guys, but it doesn't sound like them. When we were in Duran, the labels and management wanted more Duran stuff so they could sell it.
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When you have such a huge past, a big background as we have, you can play off that - a lot of people do. But we felt we wouldn't have a legitimate future unless we put something new together.
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It was great fun. We had gone on tour in between the sessions and reconnected with the audience and got a lot of energy back from them, a lot of positive energy.
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We play a long show, and you can't beat yourself up too much over it, as physically you just kill yourself. It was always good fun on the road and it still is.
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Melodic songs that people can relate to has always been our thing.
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I've got three kids, and those are mouths to feed.
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Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.
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My kids love vinyl, I had to teach them how to put the needle on the records. Now they're worried about scratching the records, but it's incredible!
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We felt if we didn't have new material in us and we didn't have a real reason to exist, then we probably wouldn't have done an 80's revival thing. We are very conscious about the fact that's what we are as a bunch of people.
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It worried me when Britney snogged Madonna. It looked a bit fake. It screamed 'We're in this for the money.
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If you were looking at where you would like your career to go, then you would have to cherry pick The Stones. People love coming to see them. They are it, they are the most definitive rock n roll band ever.
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Everybody was on the same page. Nobody has really gone out there on a different musical journey. When we got back together again, we all wanted to do the same kind of music.
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I still love music - that's never gonna go away.
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The five of us don't know how to exist in any other way. We are an ambitious bunch, I guess.
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This is a very screwed-up business. Record labels don't sign a lot of bands these days. We just want to find a home and stay there and make records and do our thing and not have to look over our shoulder.
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You're starting to see new record companies and business models taking shape, but it takes time.
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I'm not a snob. Ask anybody-well, anybody who matters.
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Those were the days, you know. It's an English thing; as soon as it's gets to 6 pm, you have to go and have a drink. We used to stick to that religiously.
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That was the whole point in forming a band. Girls. Absolutely gorgeous girls.
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I feel sorry for the '90s, because it was never able to be anything much more than the hangover to the party that was the '80s.
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Ambition is a funny thing. You can completely screw yourself with it if you're not careful.
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I think maybe my attention span is too long to tweet.
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Having a studio at home is like having a gym at home - sometimes you're just better off going out.
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You don't really want to be always thinking about the future, always thinking about where you're heading for. You've got to think about how you're getting there.