John Taylor
(born Nigel John Taylor on 20 June 1960) is an English musician who is
best known as the bass guitarist and co-founder of pop rock band Duran
Duran. Duran Duran were one of the most popular groups in the world
during the 1980s, thanks to revolutionary music videos that played in
heavy rotation in the early days of MTV, and Taylor was one of Duran
Duran's most popular members.
Taylor
played with Duran Duran and its changing lineups from its founding in
1978 until 1997, when he left to pursue a solo recording and film
career. He made a dozen solo releases (albums, EPs, and video projects)
through his company "Trust The Process" in the next four years, had a
lead role in the movie Sugar Town, and made appearances in half a dozen
other film projects. He rejoined Duran Duran for a full reunion of the
original five members of the group in 2001.
