Andy Taylor...

"Happy 51st Birthday"

Andy Taylor...

Encouraged by his father, Andy Taylor took lessons in playing the guitar from a jazz guitarist who lived across the road from him and started to play the instrument seriously from the age of 11. He left school in 1976 and joined a punk band called The Gigolos. They became Motorway and released a single that didn't chart. He had played nearly 600 gigs in a variety of working men's clubs, strip joints and military bases before responding to an advert in Melody Maker placed by a band needing a guitarist. The band was Duran Duran, he successfully auditioned and the group went on to become one of the most successful acts of Britain's early 1980s' "New Romantic" movement, scoring many big hits, including two British number one singles, "Is There Something I Should Know?" and "The Reflex". They were also Princess Diana's favourite band.

Andy Taylor married Tracey Wilson, the band's hair stylist and opened a wine bar, Rio, in Whitley Bay. He left Duran Duran in 1985 and since then has worked with Robert Palmer in Power Station, Rod Stewart and Thunder. -IMBd.com



My Thoughts: 
Of course I was among one of the many fans of Duran Duran back in the days.
Since then Andy has did some solo work. The song that comes to mind when I think of Andy Taylor is "Take it easy" for the Movie, American Anthem"...One of my 80's favs~

The Pretty Reckless...

The Pretty Reckless...

"Make Me Wanna Die"

Reckless. The song was written by Taylor Momsen, Kato Khandwala, Ben Phillips, and produced by Khandwala for their debut studio album, Light Me Up (2010). It was released on March 30, 2010 in the United States, as the band's debut single. The intro of the song features a reworked sample of Abba's song Lay All Your Love On Me. -Wikipedia.com

My Thoughts: What a nice surprise, This band took me off guard as far as Taylor Momsen being the singer in a rock band at the age of 18 she can really sing !!!

Actress/Model... Did ya know that she stared as Cindy Lou Who in the How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Wow what a deference a few years makes, Rock Chick to the extreme & I'm not complaining~