Wild Boys Always Shine

When Simon Le Bon became a grandfather in 2018, I could not help  but wonder how he can still be a wild boy by concert and touring standards.  Do fans keep him young?  Does recording new albums keep him young?  Do set list performances keep him young?  Simon Le Bon's age - 61 in October - does not match his energy and eagerness to keep going.

And then there is Roger Taylor.  He has three grown children with his first wife (divorced in 2005) and a young son (born in 2011) with his current wife.  When he is not recording, traveling, or performing, he DJ's on the side...with an intense beat not necessarily related to someone of his age.  Roger Taylor's age - 59 in April - certainly does not match his energy and eagerness to keep going (especially as happily stated in the brief documentary following the Live from London DVD).  The question is - how can he still be a wild boy?

And then there is Nick Rhodes - the youngest of Duran Duran.  On a personal note, he is well known for relationships with much younger women...not that too many people would care.  From an instrumental point of view, do constant updates to synths keep him young?  Interesting point - He once had to back off from a concert performance due to exhaustion.  He, of course, was able to bounce back.  Nick Rhodes's age - 57 in June - certainly does not match his energy and eagerness to keep going.  (Humorous note - In the brief documentary, he spoke of how the concert set list could not get any longer when the guys really wanted to add more to the upcoming performance.)

And then there is John Taylor - shortly following Nick in birthdays.  I think...I think John defines wild boy from the time Duran Duran was formed to perhaps the present.  His personal past made him quite the wild boy, but now he always seems upbeat.  John Taylor's age - 59 in June - certainly does not match his energy and eagerness to keep going.

I think music keeps all musicians young.  In the case of Duran Duran, their music genre and constant need to keep up to date for albums and excited fans has to keep them wild boys at heart.

Wild boys truly do shine.