Duran Duran

Duran Duran bassist John Taylor has addressed the decision to induct the band into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, calling it a “joke”.

However, whilst tracks such as Girls on Film and Rio became indisputable hits for the band, the question of the band’s genre was never quite as solidified, with the recent choice to induct the members into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame dividing fans. […] Knowing that you’ve always got these cornerstone songs that you can rely on, I think those songs actually give us the liberty to break away.” Who cares?’ And now, well, now [we’re] going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [Laughs.]”