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Andy Taylor's Autobiography

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Andy Taylor's Autobiography

Postby NuWaveRx » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:51 am

Anyone read "Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran" by Andy Taylor? I finished it over the weekend, and have to say I thought it was pretty good. I thought he would be pretty disparaging about the other band members considering what has been printed in the past, but I would say was fairly decent and owned up to some of the mistakes he made while in the band.

Other thoughts from the serious Duran fans on the board?[?]
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Postby SwampThing » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:25 am

I'm a huge fan of the first 3 albums (especially the first 2). After they became an "arena" band a really lost interest. When there fan base changed to teeny boppers I felt the music suffered along with it.

What percentage of the bio takes place during the first three releases?

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Postby NuWaveRx » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:33 am

I'd say about 1/2 of the book is about the Rum Runner days and through seven and the ragged tiger (including some info on the Sri Lanka and Antigua videos) the rest is post-Duran Duran stuff (including the Power Station) up through his re-leaving the reformed DD before Red Carpet came out
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Postby latebar » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:16 am

Darn it!! i havent read it yet!
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Postby Ollie Stench » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:18 am

I saw this at the bookstore over the weekend. I've got a big bus trip next week, maybe I will pick it up for the journey.
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Postby latebar » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:04 pm

Just bought Wild Boy today. I only read till pg21.

Couldnt imagine Andys mum could be so heartless as to leave him, his bro & dad[:(] Must be devastating! Im more sympathetic towards Andy now..
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