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Simon Le Bon

Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon discusses pivotal musical moments with Matt Everitt and remembers how he dealt with fame at the height of the band's success. First broadcast in 2012.

Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon discusses pivotal musical moments with Matt Everitt and remembers how he dealt with fame at the height of the band's success.

Duran Duran met at art school in Birmingham in 1978 and became one of the most successful bands of the 80s, going on to sell 80 million records worldwide.

Simon remembers the band's wild party days, living with their sex symbol status, battling with the press about their pretty boy image and celebrates his enduring marriage to Yasmin.

First broadcast in 2012.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 22 Apr 2020 01:00

Music Played

  • Duran Duran

    Girls On Film

  • Duran Duran

    THE CHAUFFEUR

    • RIO.
    • EMI.
    • EMC-3411.
  • The Beatles

    SHE LOVES YOU

    • THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY - 1.
    • APPLE.
    • 8 34445-2.
  • America

    A HORSE WITH NO NAME

    • GREATEST HITS.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • K-256169.
  • David Bowie

    Drive-In Saturday

    • ALADDIN SANE.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-794768 2.
  • The Damned

    New Rose

    • The Best Punk Anthems Ever.
    • Virgin.
    • VTDCD-198.
  • Duran Duran

    Planet Earth

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.
    • 4962392.
  • Duran Duran

    The Reflex

  • Duran Duran

    Rio

  • Kraftwerk

    MODEL

    • TOP TEN HITS OF THE 80S.
    • EMI.
    • CDMFP-5893.
  • The Doors

    RIDERS ON THE STORM

    • L.A.WOMAN.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 242-090.
  • The Doors

    L.A. Woman

    • Take It Easy (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
    • 0927-47738-2.
  • The Heartbreakers

    Born To Lose

    • L.A.M.F..
    • Jungle.
    • FREUD-CD44.
  • Chic

    I WANT YOUR LOVE

    • HISTORY OF DANCE VOL 1.
    • CONNOISSEUR.
    • DBOX-001.
  • INXS

    ORIGINAL SIN INXS

    • The Swing.
    • Phonogram.
    • 6588604F-88040500023301.
  • Duran Duran

    Notorious

  • Duran Duran

    ORDINARY WORLD

  • Patti Smith

    GLORIA

    • HORSES.
    • Arista.
    • 07822-18827 2.
  • Duran Duran

    Girls On Film

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 Jul 2012 12:00
  • Sun 29 Jul 2012 02:00
  • Mon 9 Nov 2015 04:00
  • Tue 12 Dec 2017 01:00
  • Wed 22 Apr 2020 01:00

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