John Taylor, despite his rock star excesses, often comes across in his memoir as a sweetie. Shortly after they formed Duran Duran in Birmingham, England, the boys imagined playing Madison Square Garden in New York City. They made it. And in the time frame they imagined, that is, by 1984.
What was something they did to celebrate?
When we got to New York, we flew out all of our parents. My mom had never been on a plane before, nor out of the country, and had to get a passport. We put them up in the band’s hotel. They went around as if they were a band themselves on that trip. They went up the Empire State Building together. They rented two station wagons and drove to Disney World in Florida together. They went everywhere together.
It was the most profound experience my parents had in their later years. They never stopped talking about it. We were fortunate to be able to give our parents that kind of gift.
Duran Duran flew all their parents over to the U.S. Five pairs of mums and dads? Maybe it’s something rock-and-roll bands do all the time, but it’s sure not part of the legend. It gives me a warm feeling to picture the middle-aged Brits peering out of the observation deck of the Empire State and nudging each other, pointing out the sights.
source:
In the Pleasure Groove: love, death & Duran Duran
by John Taylor with Tom Sykes
2012. Dutton / Penguin, NY
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