Second Tenure in Duran Duran, 1994 and 2001-present
In 1994, while visiting a friend in Paris, he temporarily joined Duran Duran to play drums on three tracks for the covers album Thank You (although only two ended up on the album), later appearing in the video for "Perfect Day" and on the band's Top Of The Pops performance of the song.
In 1997, Taylor resumed an interest in the music industry again. He briefly formed the electro/dance band Freebass, which produced a single, "Love is Like Oxygen", (a cover of The Sweet) on underground dance label Cleveland City Records and was placed in the top ten of the Music Week UK Dance Chart. Taylor released electro house vinyl with Freebass member Jake Roberts under the name 'Funkface' – 'Lost This Feeling' and 'Shine' on Taylors own label Rt Music.
In 2001, Taylor rejoined Duran Duran, as all five of the original members reunited to record new material and perform as a quintet again. This culminated in 5 sold out nights at Wembley Arena, playing Madison Square Garden again and signing with Epic Records in New York. The band delivered a worldwide hit single '(Reach Up For The) Sunrise' and multi million selling album Astronaut.
The 'Astronaut' tour lasted for more than 2 years with shows all around the world. The band picked up several prestigious 'achievement' awards from Q magazine, MTV and a Brit award.
In 2003, he began a long running DJ residency at Londons Met Bar playing a mix of house and hip hop and has gone on to become a renowned DJ over recent years, performing sets at Cielo New York and Pacha Ibiza. In 2005, he was named (along with John Taylor) as one of the greatest musicians of all time in the Ubersonik.com top 100.
The 'ALL YOU NEED IS NOW' album was released on 21 December 2010 to worldwide critical acclaim. It immediately reached the number 1 spot on the iTunes pop chart in 15 different counties. Duran Duran are said to have re-discovered their real sound with the guidance of Mark Ronson.
2011 - Duran Duran commenced 'All You Need is Now' tour running well into 2012 reaching far and wide across the world.
July 2012 Duran Duran (who represented England) play to an audience of 70,000 people in Hyde Park to coincide with the opening of the London Olympic games.
Read more about this topic: Roger Taylor (Duran Duran Drummer)
Famous quotes containing the word tenure:
“It might be seen by what tenure men held the earth. The smallest stream is mediterranean sea, a smaller ocean creek within the land, where men may steer by their farm bounds and cottage lights. For my own part, but for the geographers, I should hardly have known how large a portion of our globe is water, my life has chiefly passed within so deep a cove. Yet I have sometimes ventured as far as to the mouth of my Snug Harbor.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)