Nick Rhodes

Nicholas James Bates, keyboardist for Duran Duran, was born in Birmingham, England on June 8, 1962.

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He and his art school friend John Taylor founded the band in 1978; at about the same time as the name Duran Duran was chosen for the band, Nick decided to change his name, for "aesthetic reasons", to Rhodes (possibly after the Rhodes piano, or his hair, which was vividly red at the time). Rhodes and singer Simon Le Bon are the only members to have been with the band throughout its 25-year career.

Nick Rhodes: Background ►

Duran Duran: Duran Duran is an electronic pop/rock band, notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. They were part of the New Wave music explosion in the early 1980s, as well as a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the United States. They ...

Birmingham: :This article is about the city in England. For other uses, please see Birmingham, Alabama or other places named Birmingham....

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

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