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Encouraged by his father, Andy Taylor took lessons in playing the guitar from a jazz guitarist who lived across the road from him and started to play the instrument seriously from the age of 11. He left school in 1976 and joined a punk band called The Gigolos. They became Motorway and released a single that didn't chart. He had played nearly 600 gigs in a variety of working men's clubs, strip joints and military bases before responding to an advert in Melody Maker placed by a band needing a guitarist. The band was Duran Duran, he successfully auditioned and the group went on to become one of the most successful acts of Britain's early 1980s' "New Romantic" movement, scoring many big hits, including two British number one singles, "Is There Something I Should Know?" and "The Reflex". They were also Princess Diana's favourite band.

Andy Taylor married Tracey Wilson, the band's hair stylist and opened a wine bar, Rio, in Whitley Bay. He left Duran Duran in 1985 and since then has worked with Robert Palmer in Power Station, Rod Stewart and Thunder.

He was guitarist in the band, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0243686/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Duran Duran</a>.

Rejoined <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0243686/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Duran Duran</a> in 2001 and released the album Astronaut with the
original lineup of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0852616/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">John Taylor</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0853100/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Roger Taylor</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0494107/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Simon Le Bon</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0005353/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Nick Rhodes</a> in October of
2004.

Was hospitalized in Britain after getting ill from ingesting water
contaminated with elephant urine during shooting for the video &quot;Hungry
like the Wolf&quot;.

He and Duran Duran were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1770 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Currently working on <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0243686/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Duran Duran</a>&#39;s new album in London. (March 2006)

currently on the Astronaut tour with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0243686/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Duran Duran</a> in Europe.
Will be returning to the United States in July of 2005 for the last leg
of the tour. (June 2005)

The original Duran Duran line-up lose Andy Taylor: Duran
Duran dissolved their partnership and will be continuing as Duran Duran
without him. (source:
http://www.duranduran.com/news/index.asp?newsID=6742) (October 2006)

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