Duran Duran<\/a> are reportedly within the strategy of working with former guitarist Andy Taylor on a brand new album.<\/p>\n Taylor \u2013 who performed with the band on-and-off between 1980 and 2001 \u2013 was identified with stage 4 metastatic prostate most cancers 4 years in the past.<\/p>\n He was set to reunite with Duran Duran final 12 months<\/a>\u00a0after they have been\u00a0inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame<\/a> however a setback along with his remedy\u00a0pressured him to overlook the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bassist John Taylor has now confirmed that the band are working with the guitarist once more. \u201cWhen he dropped the bomb two days before the Hall of Fame, it was really shocking and terribly sad,\u201d he mentioned (through The Mirror<\/em><\/a>). \u201cWe\u2019re engaged on an album proper now that’s going to be popping out on the finish of the 12 months and he\u2019s taking part in guitar.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of cover songs on the album, songs meaningful to us when we were kids. So having him be a part of that project is great.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor continued: \u201cLeBon is flying to Ibiza to work with Andy. I kind of wish I was there. I think it\u2019ll be great. It\u2019ll be really profound for them. They haven\u2019t been in the studio together in maybe 10 to 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Andy Taylor opened up about his ongoing battle with most cancers earlier this 12 months.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking with\u00a05 News<\/i>, Taylor defined that he\u2019d discovered of his most cancers shortly after he\u2019d seen \u201cwhat you would think was an arthritic sort of pain\u201d throughout a jog. \u201cI never thought more of it than that,\u201d he mentioned of the primary signs, assuming the ache was as a result of his age, earlier than he\u2019d begun noticing different signs \u2013 comparable to \u201cwhat felt like tumours\u201d on his neck.<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cI went and had a biopsy done, and I came back for the results \u2013 and no-one could be prepared for that mistake. And actually, the consultant was a little late, and he sat down and said, \u2018I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019m so sorry\u2019 \u2013 and I thought he was apologising because he was late. And he said, \u2018It\u2019s prostate [cancer],\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah, well, my dad had that. I understand.\u2019 He said, \u2018But it\u2019s stage 4, metastatic\u2026 which is a death sentence.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Duran Duran are gearing as much as embark on an area tour of the UK and Ireland on the finish of April<\/a>. They\u2019ll carry out (with out Taylor) in Manchester, London, Leeds, Birmingham, Dublin and Glasgow.<\/p>\n Scissor Sisters<\/a>\u00a0frontman and solo artist\u00a0Jake Shears<\/a> can be becoming a member of the band as a particular visitor opening act on the concert events together with Lia Lia<\/a>. You can discover any remaining tickets for Duran Duran\u2019s 2023 \u2018Future Past\u2019 tour\u00a0right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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