Duran Duran on making Rio: ‘We’re still trying to work out what it means’
John Taylor, bass I was obsessed with writing songs to begin a gig with. I’d say: “We’ve got to have an opener!” I’d been working on this groove with Roger Taylor, our drummer.
John Taylor, bass
I was obsessed with writing songs to begin a gig with. I’d say: “We’ve got to have an opener!” I’d been working on this groove with Roger Taylor, our drummer. It just wouldn’t go away. We played it at every soundcheck, every rehearsal, trying to make it work. And then we landed on this vibe and I knew we’d cracked it. That was Rio.
It was the early 80s and we were all playing great, with absolute confidence. Doing 60. As I got older I thought much more economically. I could get the same effect without playing so many notes.
