Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodesis an English musician, best known as the founding member and keyboardist of the new wave band Duran Duran...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth8 June 1962
technology thinking long
I'm fascinated with genetic science, and I have been for a very long time. I always look at science and technology because I think that the developments in my lifetime have been so remarkable - and we're only at the tip of the iceberg with projects like decoding the human genome.
views band honest
A lot of other bands have tried to go out there and say we've got views on this and views on that. But some of it I've found opportunist. Duran Duran has always been honest about everything. We've always laid everything out.
song writing people
If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.
rocks glam-rock style
Style has always been very important to us. We grew up in the '70s. Music was glam rock, punk rock and a very stylish movement.
trust letting-go ideas
I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it.
home going-out sometimes
Having a studio at home is like having a gym at home - sometimes you're just better off going out.
steps culture looks
I love pop culture. I love to be inside of it, and step outside and look back in.
evening anthropology bits
For me, a bit of anthropology in the evening is always better than staying and watching the telly.
makeup wearing-makeup felt
I felt very grown up when I was wearing makeup, thank you very much.
helpful eyeliner
I find that the older you get, the more helpful eyeliner is.
going-away music-love stills
I still love music - that's never gonna go away.
hats clown comfortable
I suppose that I'm fairly comfortable with the clown hat on.
city confidence great orleans
to demonstrate our confidence that the great city of New Orleans will rebuild.
acts area arrogant cited definitely enjoy music record sound taken
With a lot of the new music that's around and the acts that have actually cited us as being influences... I wouldn't be so arrogant as to take somebody's record and say, "I think they've taken that from what we've done," but definitely I like the sound of a lot of things out there, and they're in an area in which I enjoy making music myself.