Nigel John Taylor
| John Taylor | |
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Taylor performing in 2015 with Duran Duran
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nigel John Taylor |
| Also known as | J.T., Tigger (1980s nick-name). |
| Born |
20 June 1960 Solihull, Warwickshire, England |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | New wave, punk rock, alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, vocals |
| Years active |
Music-1978–present Acting-1984-2001 |
| Labels | Various labels |
| Associated acts | Duran Duran, The Power Station, Neurotic Outsiders, Robert Palmer |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
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Philip Kubicki Factor Bass Aria Pro II SB1000 Peavey Cirrus 4-string Peavey Cirrus MusicMan Stingray 5-string Peavey JT-84 John Taylor Signature bass guitar |
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Music-1978–present
Nigel John Taylor (born 20 June 1960) is an English musician and actor, who is best known as the bass guitarist and co-founder of the new wave band Duran Duran. Duran Duran were one of the most popular bands in the world during the 1980s due to their revolutionary music videos that played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV. Taylor played with Duran Duran from its founding in 1978 until 1997, when he left to pursue a solo recording and film career. He recorded a dozen solo releases (albums, EPs, and video projects) through his company "Trust The Process" over the next four years, had a lead role in the movie Sugar Town, and made appearances in a half dozen other film projects. He rejoined Duran Duran for a reunion of the original five members of the group in 2001 and has remained with the group since.
Taylor was also a member of two supergroups: The Power Station and Neurotic Outsiders.
John Taylor grew up in Hollywood, a suburb of Birmingham, England. As a child he attended Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic school and the Abbey High School, in Redditch, wore glasses (due to severe myopia, over -10 dioptres), enjoyed James Bond movies and the hobby of wargaming with hand-painted model soldiers. In his early teen years, he discovered music, choosing Roxy Music as his favourite band, and before long was collecting records and teaching himself to play piano. His first band was called Shock Treatment.
In 1978, Taylor and school friend Nick Rhodes formed Duran Duran with Stephen Duffy while attending the School of Foundation Studies & Experimental Workshop Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University). Soon after Taylor underwent an "ugly duckling" transformation—ditching the glasses for contact lenses, adopting the ruffles and sashes of the fashion that would become known as the New Romantic style, and learning to wear eyeliner and lipstick. He stopped using the name "Nigel", and has been known throughout his professional career as John Taylor.
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