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John Taylor
12+ albums
jazzpianobritishcontemporary jazzECM
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There are at least three musicians with this name: 1) a British bass guitarist, singer/songwriter, and actor 2) a Scottish singer/songwriter 3) a British jazz pianist 1) John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on 20 June 1960 in Solihull, Warwickshire) is an English musician who is best known as the bass guitarist and co-founder of Duran Duran. Duran Duran were one of the most popular groups in the world during the 1980s due to their revolutionary music videos that played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV. Taylor was one of Duran Duran's most popular members. Taylor played with Duran Duran and its changing lineups from its founding in 1978 until 1997, when he left to pursue a solo recording and film career. He made a dozen solo releases (albums, EPs, and video projects) through his company "Trust The Process" in the next four years, had a lead role in the movie Sugar Town, and made appearances in half a dozen other film projects. He had a solo Top 40 hit called "I Do What I Do" which appeared on the "9 1/2 Weeks" soundtrack. He rejoined Duran Duran for a full reunion of the original five members of the group in 2001. Duran Duran are still influential pop stars, and have sold well over 70 million albums. They are one of the best selling rock bands in history. Taylor also founded two supergroup side projects: The Power Station and Neurotic Outsiders. 2) Scottish acoustic singer/songwriter John Taylor was born and raised in Glasgow where he played in many bands
