'Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor Skips Rock Hall Induction for
Taylor Skips Rock Hall Induction for
The band
honored Taylor during the ceremony reading portions of an acceptance speech letter
“Just over
four years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer
Only part
of the letter was read during the acceptance speech, but a more detailed version was
“I have
the Rodgers and Edwards of doctors and medical treatment that until very recently allowed me
Although my
current condition is not immediately life threatening there is no cure,” he said
Backstage in
the press room, Simon LeBon elaborated on his feelings about Taylor’s condition, briefly
“It is
devastating news to find out that a colleague… not a colleague — a friend, one of
I’m not
gonna stand here and cry or anything, that would be inappropriate, but that’s
Then, LeBon
cut off further lines of questioning about Taylor
“Now that
we’ve got that out of the way, can we not go back to it,
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