Lto worst news for fans of Duran Duran comes on the best day for the band. Guitarist Andy Taylor has cancer. It was the musicians themselves who announced it on the stage of the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where they celebrated the entry of the band, one of the most beloved in the history of music, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Duran Duran, Andy Taylor’s disease
Stage four prostate cancer diagnosed four years ago – that’s the disease Andy Taylor is battling against. Singer Simon Le Bon read a letter that the guitarist dedicated to fans explaining the reasons for his absence and revealing his health conditions that prevented him from being on that stage. Right there he was supposed to celebrate his entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but also the reunion with Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor, with whom he had broken off relations in 2006. But his health conditions did not allow him to leave Ibiza, where he is currently. His letter was published on the Duran Duran official website and has already been around the web.
There is no cure
“Many families have experienced the slow progression of this disease and of course we are no different. So I speak from the point of view of a family man but with deep humility towards the band, the biggest fans a group can have and this exceptional recognition, ”Taylor wrote in his letter. Revealing: “Even though my current condition isn’t immediately life-threatening, there is no cure“. You hard words for the fans of Duran Duran and for the members of the group themselves. “Recently I was fine after a very sophisticated treatment that prolonged my life, until about a week ago, when I suffered a setback and, despite the exceptional efforts of my team, I had to be honest as both physically and mentally I would be went beyond my limits, “he added, thus explaining his absence.
A new guitar
The band without Andy Taylor in Los Angeles (Instagram @duranduran)
After all, that of Los Angeles was an event for which Taylor himself was preparing in a special world. The guitarist, in fact, said he bought a new guitar for the occasion. “I am truly sorry and hugely disappointed that I was unable to attend the ceremony,” he wrote. But he defined himself “very proud of these four brothersAnd “delighted” that they were accepting this award. Because “none of this should or should detract from what this band (with or without me) has achieved and achieved for 44 years“.
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