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“I hit the drum maybe five times. That was it. Concorde flights, 14 days in a 5-star hotel. The most expensive bit of drumming in history”: When stars of Duran Duran and Chic formed a decadent ’80s supergroup to rock out like Led Zeppelin

Tuesday November 25, 2025. 11:00 AM , from Keyboard Magazine
“I had to be, like, strapped to the desk if I was gonna get a bass line finished,' John Taylor said
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