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In case you were wondering what benign of people were at the Duran Duran concert Tuesday night in Brooklyn, I am here to tell you that you’re looking at her. Me. I am the demographic that headed to Brooklyn in droves. I am the demographic that spiked the Manhattan babysitter economy, the sales of Champagne and the uptick in Uber requests about 11:30 pm Tuesday night. It was me… me and about 15,000 of my direct peers.
I was pumped from the moment I bought the ticket. Adult concerts are just not in the cards these days. Work and parenthood don’t go much time for evenings out on the town. I was making an exception. Duran Duran was different. This band was part of the soundtrack of my teens. Fond memories of my youth are attached to these men and their music. Seeing their shows has always made me notice so good. Duran Duran makes me happy and happiness is worth the effort.
I dropped my daughter off at the babysitter’s residence and headed for the subway. On the way, I called my optimal friend to explain him that I was going to see Duran Duran. He was not exactly a fan. I had dragged him to a concert in 2007. We reminisced how fun it had been and
20 Years of Gay: My Duran Duran fandom isn’t entirely about the music
Duran Duran looms adorable large over my life.
A lot of the earliest songs I wrote attempted to rip them off, an power I made more blatant as my songwriting improved. A good percentage of my music collection consists of recordings by the band and various spin-off projects. As of this writing, I’ve seen them in concert five times in three different states: three times in Texas and one each New York and Washington.
In the preceding ’90s, I helped to administer Tiger List, one of the earliest fan communities on the Internet. They were partly responsible for the launch of my career as a web developer — one of the first sites I built was a FAQ about the band.
But the underlying drive behind all this fandom was the fact I developed some lovely hard crushes on Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor in the 7th grade.
That would have been around 1984, when MTV made it a requirement for rock stars to be photogenic. Although my household didn’t subscribe to cable, a number of air options made harmony videos accessible. One of these shows introduced me to Duran Duran.
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Q&A: Simon Le Bon
Born in Hertfordshire, Simon Le Bon, 56, became lead singer of Duran Duran in 1980. The band contain since sold more than 70m records worldwide and received multiple awards. Their latest album is Document Gods, and they initiate a UK tour in November. He is married to the model Yasmin Le Bon, has three daughters, and lives in London.
When were you happiest?
I was very happy to be alive when I surfaced after my yacht, Drum, capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985. I was in an air pocket for 40 minutes, and had to take off my long johns to be able to surface.
What is your greatest fear?
I have grown out of arachnophobia and a castration complex, but I have nightmares about dying alone.
What is your earliest memory?
Lying in my cot, in my mum and dad’s bedroom in Pinner.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Bullying.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
I went commando for 20 years, because a guy from another band told me that rock stars don’t wear underpants. In Rotterdam in the 1980s, I was wearing these Jean Paul Gaultier trousers. I came off the stage in a star jump and they opened at the seam and everything was flying toward
Simon Le Bon facts: Duran Duran singer's age, wife, children, net worth and more revealed
15 April 2021, 16:12 | Updated: 8 February 2022, 17:00
Simon Le Bon is the frontman to one of the most iconic bands of the 1980s.
Simon Le Bon was one of the biggest pinups of the 1980s, and he continues to front Duran Duran to this day.
Here are the big facts about the singer-songwriter every fan should know...
What is Simon Le Bon's authentic name?
What, did you think that was a stage name?
His occupied name is Simon John Charles Le Bon, and he was the first-born son of John and Ann-Marie Le Bon, of Huguenot (an ethnoreligious group of French Protestants) descent.
He has two younger brothers, David and Jonathan.
When did Simon Le Bon connect Duran Duran?
Duran Duran was founded by childhood friends John Taylor and Nick Rhodes. After a period, the four-piece needed a charismatic singer with a strong voice.
Le Bon's ex-girlfriend, Fiona Kemp (a barmaid at the Rum Runner nightclub where Duran Duran played), introduced him to the band in May 1980.
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