And then there’s Andy Taylor, our original guitarist. He made a massive contribution to Duran Duran. Warren Cuccurullo, extraordinary guitar player. There are two of our band members being inducted who sadly cannot be here. Read the speeches from the members of Duran Duran below: Since their 1978 formation, Duran Duran churned out a discography complete with 15 studio albums and nearly four dozen singles, including “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Is There Something I Should Know,” “The Reflex,” “I Don’t Want Your Love,” and more that commanded the top of the charts for the entirety of the eighties, trickling down into the nineties.ĭuran Duran had won the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote by a huge margin, which didn’t contribute much to the actual voting process, but it did capture the purpose behind honoring musicians in the way the Rock Hall does: to champion the music that moved millions. But during their induction on Saturday night, the British glam rock stars proved that carrying that distinction is what makes you a star. It’s not that they didn’t feel deserving of the honor, but they had spent decades of their career being the outliers who didn’t exactly do things like everyone else. After looking over the list of potential artists to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, Duran Duran didn’t think they had a chance in hell.
