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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Some people even went off to form another band, Power Station.
The thing about Duran... that gives you the ability to bring all that opportunity back into your life.
I love how Duran Duran had the female fan base, then it grew until males started to like them, too.
This is a business built on promotion. We've been giving music away to radio stations for 30 years.
As Andy says, being in this band in the early 1980s made you feel like you were part of a pizza. We were always one of the band, one of Duran Duran, or one of the Taylors.
They all come from the street - tap, jazz and flamenco. And the streets are always changing. If it comes from the streets, change is the only thing that's consistent.
We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
I know that if I went to other studios, like in Vancouver, that those are set up to be as professional and as true, so it's just a different flavour, it's a different sound, but I think both have their place.
Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore.
A lot of other bands have tried to go out there and say we've got views on this and views on that. But some of it I've found opportunist. Duran Duran has always been honest about everything. We've always laid everything out.