Duran Duran has stumbled into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The 1980s English stalwarts were inaudible outside of the vocals of Simon Le Bon when they became the first act to perform at the Hal…
LOS ANGELES — Duran Duran stumbled into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“The wonderful spontaneous world of rock ‘n’ roll!” Le Bon shouted as the band stopped for a do-over. “We just had to prove to you that we weren’t lip-synching.” In a room full of Duran Duran stans, Le Bon and bandmates John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes provided what the singer said in his acceptance speech was the essence of their job over the past 40 years: “We get to make people feel better about themselves.”
Hitmakers of the ‘80s defined the night, with Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics accepting their places in the Hall along with Eminem and Carly Simon. Janet Jackson appeared in a black suit with a massive pile of hair atop her head, remaking the cover of her breakthrough album “Control.”
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