Photo: Roger Taylor (Amy Barber) | By Danni Scott, Metro | Duran Duran’s founding member and drummer Roger Taylor has quit the band after 40 years due to health issues. In a post on their social media, Duran Duran confirmed that Roger, who joined the band in 1979, would be stepping away.
‘This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,’ the 66-year-old musician from Birmingham shared, speaking from his home in the USA.
He continued: ‘Playing drums in this band has been the joy of my life, and I’ll never be able to properly thank the fans for the love they’ve shown us over the years.
“But the truth is that my tinnitus has been getting steadily worse, and I’ve reached the point where I must now listen to my body and my doctors.’
Tinnitus is a symptom of issues with the auditory system, where patients hear a ringing or buzzing with no external reason for the noise.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/music/duran-duran-rocker-quits-the-band-after-condition-grows-steadily-worse/
Photo: Roger Taylor | From Amy Barber’s Facebook page | Photo by Amy Barber https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10176188963270184&set=a.10150721947115184
