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Andy Taylor Biography

Andy Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on February 16, 1961 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. Guitarist for the seminal British new wave band Duran Duran, as well as the group The Power Station.

He played the guitar on Belinda Carlisle‘s hit single “Mad About You.”

The band signed to EMI Records in December 1980 only seven months after completing the line-up. Their debut single “Planet Earth” was released shortly after that, with their self-titled debut album, Duran Duran, released in June 1981. By 1983, the band was a global success story.

Andrew Taylor was born in Tynemouth England, and raised in the town of Cullercoats, Northumberland, in northeast England, and attended Marden High School. He began playing guitar at the age of eleven, and was soon playing with local bands, even producing one at the age of sixteen. He received guitar tuition from Dave Black, a member of the short-lived, post-David Bowie version of Bowie’s sometime backing band the Spiders from Mars. He dropped out of school early to tour England and Europe with several different bands, playing working men’s clubs and air force bases. Then in April 1980, as Taylor puts it, “I made that fateful train journey down to Birmingham”.

He was born and raised in Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear in North East England. His wife’s name is Tracey.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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While Duran Duran were on hiatus in 1985, Andy Taylor and bassist John Taylor joined renowned session drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson and Robert Palmer to form the band Power Station. Their eponymous album, recorded mostly at the New York studio after which the band was named, reached the Top 20 in the UK and the Top 10 in the US, and spawned two hit singles with “Some Like It Hot” (UK No. 14, US#6) and a cover of the T. Rex song “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” (UK No. 22, US#9). Palmer performed live with the band only once that year, on Saturday Night Live. The band toured, and even played Live Aid with singer Michael Des Barres after Palmer bowed out at the last moment to go back into the studio to further his newly revitalized solo career. Taylor also performed with Duran Duran at the Live Aid event.

Andy Taylor Net Worth

Andy Taylor is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andy Taylor's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At age eleven he started playing the guitar with local bands; by age sixteen, he had graduated to making albums.

His group, Duran Duran, was probably the biggest act in the U.S. and England in the 1980s.

Andrew Arthur Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a former member of both Duran Duran and The Power Station.

Throughout 1987 and 1988, Taylor co-wrote and co-produced Rod Stewart’s multi-Platinum album Out of Order along with Chic members Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson (the latter of whom had also performed with him in Power Station), spawning the Billboard hits, “Lost in You,” “Forever Young,” and “My Heart Can’t Tell You No.”

In the meantime, he recorded the hit single “Take It Easy” (US No. 24), which was recorded as the theme song to the movie American Anthem. Ex-Missing Persons members Terry Bozzio and Patrick O’Hearn performed drums and bass, respectively, on the song and video. Two other songs by Taylor/Jones also appeared on the album: “Wings of Love” and the instrumental “Angel Eyes”. Taylor also contributed to the Miami Vice II soundtrack with the song “When The Rain Comes Down” (US No. 43). This was followed by his first solo album, Thunder (1987). O’Hearn again played bass for him on the album and during the following tour. Also on the Thunder world tour were guitarist Paul Hanson (guitarist) and drummer John Valen. Hanson, Valen & O’Hearn also appeared with Taylor in the music video for the second single from the Thunder album, “Don’t Let Me Die Young.” Despite moderate success in the US, Taylor’s solo material failed to catch on in his native UK.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Palmer recorded the album Riptide in 1985, recruiting Thompson and Andy Taylor to play on some tracks and Power Station producer Bernard Edwards, who worked with Thompson in the group Chic, to helm the production. Robert recruited Wally Badarou, another Compass Point Star who had laid synthesizer tracks on the Power Station album, plus his long-term drummer, Dony Wynn, for this production as well.

Taylor then moved on to producing full-time, working with several successful UK bands throughout the 1990s. He produced the debut album Back Street Symphony by London rockers Thunder and their follow up Laughing on Judgement Day. This was followed by The Almighty album Soul Destruction, and then Mark Shaw’s album Almost. Taylor based himself in his now refurbished Trident Studios in London with then manager and partner Rob Hallett, until 1994 when he returned to Los Angeles in order to write and produce tracks for a second Power Station album and the 1995 Rod Stewart album A Spanner in the Works.

Who is Andy Taylor Dating?

According to our records, Andy Taylor is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Andy Taylor’s is not dating anyone.

Taylor also contributed a cover of “Dead on the Money” to the Tequila Sunrise soundtrack in 1988 (Taylor’s former band Duran Duran would also allow one of their own songs, “Do You Believe in Shame?”, to be included on the album). A second solo album, this one consisting of entirely cover versions, entitled Dangerous, was released in 1990.

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Andy Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Andy Taylor celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.

Taylor participated in the 1994 reunion of Power Station. They recorded a second album “Living in Fear” for EMI; this time without John Taylor, who had just left Duran Duran himself and gone into rehab. During the course of this album, Bernard Edwards died in his hotel room after a Chic gig in Tokyo. The band were shellshocked at his sudden death, however vowed to continue as a trio and complete the project. They subsequently finished the album with Canadian Engineer/producer Mike Fraser, with a Japanese & US tour to follow in order to promote the record.

Will Andy Taylor ever rejoin Duran Duran?

Guitarist Andy Taylor will “definitely” rejoin Duran Duran when the group is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Simon Le Bon has confirmed. The group leads the Class of 2022 and will be inducted into the institution during a ceremony in November, after coming out on top of the fan vote.

Is Andy Taylor still part of Duran Duran?

Duran Duran’s comeback will continue without the services of Andy Taylor. The band’s founding guitarist has split with the band again, this time ahead of a string of U.S. dates, beginning tonight (Oct.

Why did Andy Taylor never marry?

In an episode where Barney tries to find Andy a wife, Andy admits that he misses having a wife to come home to after work. If Andy’s wife died the year Opie was born, they may have been married only two or three years. This could explain why Opie was an only child.

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Who quit Duran Duran?

Halfway through the recording of “Notorious, ” which according to All Music, was the follow-up to their first live album, “Arena,” Andy Taylor left the group, much to the surprise of the remaining members, according to In the 1980s.

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