"We had this connection between what I was doing and what he was about to do," Denis said.įor more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. Le Bon had been evasive about the inspiration for the lyric, but. The first was 'Do You Believe In Shame,' followed by 'Out of My Mind' and 'Ordinary World.' They all deal with the grief and loss he experienced after the death of his friend. It was these photographs that cemented their friendship, and would lead to an unforgettable experience for Denis on the Sing Blue Silver Tour. This is the last song of a trilogy written about the death of Simon Le Bon's friend David Miles in 1986. He added: "It was great to get their thoughts then and now," saying: "Of course they did laugh at some of them."ĭenis also revealed the poignancy of the photographs, saying that John Taylor used to read NME on the way to school and would see the photographs of punk bands that Denis took for the magazine. They were all over it, so when they arrived in America, they were this cross-over between pop stars and movie stars.ĭuran Duran also provided commentary on the photographs for the new book Right, he is seen arrive for the Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris, France on Jan. Many of the photographs have never been seen before, and capture the hysteria that Duran Duran caused during the tour, with Denis saying: "They were one of the first MTV bands to go to America. Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon is seem left in 1981, at just 23 years old after the band’s first album debut. READ NEXT: Status Quo's Francis Rossi says Corrie stint came from 'mouthing off' at Bruce Jones In Duran Duran: Careless Memories, published by ACC Art Books, Denis captures the band's rise to fame and American breakthrough through a series of photographs on the Sing Blue Silver Tour - with commentary from the band themselves. Duran Duran heartthrob Simon Le Bon accidentally made a fan faint after simply saying hello to them during an American tour, says photographer Denis O'Regan.ĭenis, who photographed the band on their Sing Blue Silver tour in 1984, spoke exclusively to Daily Star about what it was like to tour with the band as they broke America - from being chased down the street by fans, to becoming lost backstage in a huge arena.
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