Duran Duran Guitarist Andy Taylor Battling Stage 4 Most cancers

Duran Duran was inducted into the 2022 Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame Saturday night time … however the excellent news rapidly turned unhealthy because the band accepted the glory.

Legendary frontman Simon Le Bon and the group’s different members — aside from one — gave an acceptance speech in the course of the thirty seventh Annual induction ceremony on the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Noticeably absent was guitarist Andy Taylor.

Le Bon revealed Taylor was MIA as a result of he suffered a setback in his remedy of Stage 4 metastatic prostate most cancers. The singer then learn a portion of a letter written by Taylor, explaining his well being points.

Taylor wrote, “Simply over 4 years in the past I used to be recognized with stage 4 metastatic prostate most cancers. Many households have skilled the sluggish burn of this illness and naturally we are not any totally different; so I communicate from the angle of a household man however with profound humility to the band, the best followers a bunch may have and this distinctive accolade.”

After the ceremony, Taylor’s total letter was posted on the band’s web site, offering extra element about his grim prognosis. “Though my present situation shouldn’t be instantly life-threatening there isn’t any remedy,” Taylor stated.

Backstage on the Microsoft Theater, Le Bon advised the press he was “completely devastated” to study that “certainly one of our household — shouldn’t be gonna be round for very lengthy.” He ended with … “We love Andy dearly. I’m not gonna stand right here and cry or something, that may be inappropriate, however that’s what I really feel like.”