Book description
With Duran Duran, John Taylor has created some of the greatest songs of
our time. From the disco dazzle of debut single 'Planet Earth' right up
to their latest number one album
All You Need is Now
, Duran Duran has always had the power to sweep the world onto its feet.
It's been a ride - and for John in particular, the ride has been wild,
thrilling... and dangerous. Now, for the first time, he tells his
incredible story - a tale of dreams fulfilled, lessons learned and
demons conquered.
A shy only child, Nigel John Taylor wasn't an obvious candidate for pop
stardom and frenzied girl panic. But when he ditched his first name and
picked up a bass guitar, everything changed. John formed Duran Duran
with his friend Nick Rhodes in the spring of 1978, and they were soon
joined by Roger Taylor, then Andy Taylor and finally Simon Le Bon.
Together they were an immediate, massive global success story, their
pictures on millions of walls, every single a worldwide hit.
In his frank, compelling autobiography, John recounts the highs -
hanging out with icons like Bowie, Warhol and even James Bond; dating
Vogue models and driving fast cars - all the while playing hard with the
band he loved. But he faced tough battles ahead - troubles that brought
him to the brink of self-destruction - before turning his life around.
Told with humour, honesty and hard-won wisdom, and packed with
exclusive pictures, In the Pleasure Groove
is a fascinating, irresistible portrait of a man who danced into the
fire... and came through the other side. John Taylor is the bass
player and a founding member of Duran Duran. To date the band has sold
over eighty million records worldwide and been awarded six prestigious
Lifetime Achievement awards, including ones from the BRITs and MTV.
Their latest album, All You Need is Now
, debuted at number one in fifteen countries.
John has also recorded and toured with members of Chic, The Sex Pistols
and Guns N' Roses.
Born in Birmingham, John now lives between Wiltshire and Los Angeles.
He is married with three children.
