John Taylor
Duran Duran
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Emerging from Solihull and raised in nearby Hollywood, Worcestershire, he taught himself piano before co-founding Duran Duran while attending Birmingham Polytechnic, where his early style shifted from guitar to bass under the influence of Chic and the New Romantic scene. As the band’s bassist he helped shape their 1980s global breakthrough, contributed to the hit soundtrack for A View to a Kill, a…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
