There's a few left from that sort of generation,” Rhodes continues. “There aren't that many people around that are on that level of sheer magnificence of the work that they've done. And then, of course we talked about working together. Usually in the music industry, you meet people in different places you go to the same events and you cross paths and perhaps have a chat and say, ‘Oh, maybe we could do this together.’ But I didn't meet Giorgio until about five years ago. what do they say, ships that passed in the night? Of course we would have loved to have worked with him at any point,” says Rhodes. Giorgio Moroder (C), winner of the Inspiration of the Year Award, poses with Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, and John Taylor of Duran Duran at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards at the Royal Opera House in 2015. Rhodes describes the opportunity as “an absolute thrill.” During an Instagram Live chat, bassist John Taylor giddily likened this collaboration to finally getting a date with one's middle-school crush. Yes, on their 15th studio LP - and first album since 2015’s acclaimed Paper Gods - the aptly titled Future Past, the Second British Invaders have at long last teamed with 81-year-old synthpop/disco legend Moroder (one of the most influential composers and producers of all time, the architect of Donna Summer’s seminal disco catalog as well as iconic '80s movie themes like “Flashdance,” “Never-Ending Story,” and “Take My Breath Away”). But it took until now - 40 years after their first album’s release - for Duran Duran to actually work with the one and only Giorgio Moroder - or “the Maestro Giorgio Moroder,” “somebody who understands the power of music,” “a lovely human being,” and “one of my personal heroes,” as awestruck Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes respectfully puts it. With their classic Le Bon/Rhodes/Taylor/Taylor/Taylor lineup now solidified, just one year later the new wave legends dropped their self-titled debut album, and by 1982 they were global pop stars with Rio.
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