Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) retires for health reasons

Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor has announced that he is leaving the band and retiring from the drums. According to the group, the decision comes after the worsening of the tinnitus that was recently diagnosed. Taylor, sixty-six years old, was part of the band from 1979 to 1985 and later from 2001, with the reunion of the original lineup.

The musician has described the decision as one of the most difficult of his life and explains that the time has come to listen to his body and his doctors. He leaves, he says, at a good time: the band has just finished a tour of the United Kingdom and Europe, after their second headlining concert at the BTS Hyde Parkhis entry into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and his return to the studio with Nile Rodgers (Chic).

Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor They have highlighted in a statement the importance of their drummer for the group’s sound, they have supported his decision and assured that he will continue to be part of the band’s family. His latest album is “Danse Macabre”and this year they published the single “Free to Love” with Nile Rodgers.