Every year, the members of Duran Duran share their top picks in books, movies, music, and more on the official Duran Duran website. With a unique blend of musical genius and timeless style, you can always count on John Taylor to share an interesting mix of books, movies, music, and more that range from offbeat to iconic.
To read more about John’s favorite things, visit DuranDuran.com.
2024
Favorite Events: Hanging out with his grandson, Virgil. Seeing Aston Villa versus Bayern Munich in the first champions league game in Birmingham.
Favorite Movie: Emilia Perez, Conclave, THE Northman, Eno
Favorite TV: Bad Sisters, Landman, The Agency “That’s how I chill out at night”
Favorite Book: Biography on Claude Monet, Monet, the Restless Vision by Jackie Wullschlager, Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin
Best podcast: Peter Attia (a health and fitness guru). Also, Record Review
Best Music: Classical, Brian Eno, Steve Lacy’s Gemini Rights, Doha Cat’s Paint the Town Red, Travis Scott Utopia, the soundtrack of Oppenhemier, Nick Cave for Dahmer
Most memorable Duran Duran event: The American tour and the special show for Andy in California
Most looking forward to in 2024: Aston Villa Top 4 Premier League! The world getting smarter, and Atlanta getting married next year. Also, the Cruel World Festival and the Latitude Fest. Bringing Reportage back to life.
I’m a lucky guy, I have an extraordinary life. I’d like to see some of that luck spread out around the world a little more. It’s hard to see so many people hurting.
John Taylor, Duran Duran
2022
Events: US politics, and the threatening of abortion rights. The demise of Donald Trump (Yes, John!! We agree!)
Most memorable Duran Duran event: Rock in Rio, Hyde Park, Lytham St Annes , Madison Square Garden, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Lionel Richie at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction. The shows last year with Chic & Nile
Most looking forward to in 2023: Shows in the UK and going back to US cities we missed in 2022.
Most looking forward to in 2019: Duran Duran gigs in February
Most memorable Duran Duran event: the BBC documentary and the take-over in the UK
2017
Events: the Swedish Church removing gender identification from their teachings, Zoe’s (step daughter) single Rather Die, and her feature on the G-Eazy track The Beautiful & Damned
Best Music: The Weeknd’s album, Starboy, Jay Z’s album
Most memorable Duran Duran event: the Buenos Aires Lollapalooza show, going to Japan and bringing Atlanta “it was one of the best weeks of my life. I’ve been going to Japan since I was 21 but to get to go with her was like doing it for the first time all over again.”
Most looking forward to in 2018: Mine and Nick’s musical, getting back in the studio and creating new material
2016
Events: David Bowie’s passing, photo with Stevie Wonder at the Aspen Snowmass Festival in September. “Also, I voted twice in the States!”
Favorite TV: Stranger Things, Halt & Catch Fire, Goliath. “I loved the music from Stranger Things and the cast”
Favorite Movie: Arrival starring Amy Adams.
Favorite Book: Lonely Boy by Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols
Most looking forward to in 2017: not having my “reading resolution” to deal with!
I always want to do a better job – being a better friend, a better husband. I am looking forward to more Duran Duran shows, and I just want to keep on keeping on.
John Taylor, Duran Duran
2015
Favorite TV: Scandal and Saturday Night Live
Favorite Book: Jonathan Franzen’s Purity, and Freedom
Favorite Movie: Mad Max Fury Road, Clouds of Sils Maria
Best Music: Julia Holter, Have You in my Wilderness. Bjork’s new album, Beachhouse, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd’s Can’t Feel My Face
Most memorable Duran Duran event: in Denver when Chic went out on stage and we watched from the side
Most looking forward to in 2015: Getting the album out and putting a show together
Most memorable Duran Duran event: Getting back in the studio with Nile Rodgers with Mark
Year in Review interviews (C) Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, DuranDuran.com
Snake
Traci (aka "Snake") is a dedicated Duranie who saw her first Duran Duran show in 1984 and The Power Station in 1985. She channels her passion for the band into DuranDuranies.com, sharing unique insights and engaging with the community.