Taylor, John 1960–

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Taylor, John 1960–

(John Nigel Taylor)

PERSONAL

Full name, Nigel John Taylor; born June 20, 1960, in Birmingham, England; married Amanda de Cadenet (an actress), December 24, 1991 (divorced 1997); married Gela Nash (an actress, clothing designer, and entrepreneur), March 16, 1999; children: (first marriage) Atlanta Noo.

Addresses: Agent—Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Singer, musician, composer, and actor. Bass player for the rock and roll group Duran Duran (also known as Duranduran), beginning c. 1978; also a solo artist and a member of various rock and roll groups, including the Power Station and the Neurotic Outsiders. Performer at various venues. Provided music for advertising. Formerly affiliated with the recording label B5[Atomic].

Awards, Honors: All with Duran Duran: Grammy Award, best video—short form, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1983, for "Girls on Film"/"Hungry Like the Wolf"; Grammy Award, best video album, 1984, for Duran Duran; MTV Video Music Award nomination, best stage performance video,1984, for "The Reflex"; BRIT Award, best British video, 1985, for "The Wild Boys"; Ivor Novello Award, song-writing category, British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, 1993, for "Ordinary World"; received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1993; Duran Duran music videos named to several lists of great music videos, including lists by MTV, 1999, VH1, c. 2001, and Channel 4 (England), 2005; MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2003; BRIT Award, 2004, and Ivor Novello Award, 2005, both for outstanding contributions to British music; earned gold and platinum record certifications, Recording Industry Association of America.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Three to Get Ready, 1988.

Clive, Sugar Town, October Films, 1999.

(As John Nigel Taylor) Dick, Four Dogs Playing Poker (also known as 4 Dogs Playing Poker), MDP Worldwide, 1999.

Drowning on Dry Land, Cargo Films, 1999.

Art, Christmas with J. D., 2000.

Keith Richrock (some sources cite role as Keith Rock-hard), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Universal, 2000.

Byron Lord, Vegas, City of Dreams, DMG Entertainment, 2001.

Patrick, She-Bat (short film), Design Concepts, 2001.

Himself, Something You Should Know: The Duran Duran Fan Documentary (documentary), 2006.

Performer of music that has been featured in films, television broadcasts, and video collections.

Television Appearances; Series:

The hacker, Timeslip, Yorkshire Television, beginning 1985.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(In archive footage) 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made, MTV, 1999.

(In archive footage) 100 Greatest Videos (also known as VH1: 100 Greatest Videos), VH1, c. 2001.

(In archive footage) The One Hundred Greatest Pop Videos, Channel 4 (England), 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ghost of Christmas Present, A Diva's Christmas Carol, VH1, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(With Duran Duran and the Power Station) Live Aid, multiple networks, 1985.

Performer, Especial nochevieja 1988: Hola, hola 89!, 1989.

Himself, From the Waist Down: Men, Women & Music, 2001.

Himself, VH1 Presents the '80s, VH1, 2001.

Crossover, Independent Film Channel, 2001.

Himself, MTV Video Music Awards Opening Act, MTV, 2003.

Himself, 25 Years of Smash Hits, Channel 4 (England), 2003.

Himself, The Ultimate Pop Star, Channel 4, 2004.

(With Duran Duran) Baileys The Set: Duran Duran, 2004.

(With Duran Duran) Live 8, multiple networks, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The First International Rock Awards, 1989.

MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2003.

BRIT Awards 2004, 2004.

VH1 Big in 04 (also known as Big in 2004 and VH1 Big in 2004), VH1, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(With Duran Duran) Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops and TOTP), BBC, multiple episodes in 1981, 1982, and 1984.

Himself, "Christmas Special," Pop Quiz, BBC, 1982.

Himself, Pop Quiz, BBC, 1983.

(With Duran Duran) Musical guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1983.

(With Duran Duran) The Tube, Channel 4 (England), 1983.

Himself, Pop Quiz, BBC, 1984.

(With Duran Duran) Musikladen, [West Germany (now Germany)], 1984.

(With Duran Duran) Tocata, 1984, 1986.

J. T., "Whatever Works," Miami Vice (also known as Gold Coast and Miami Unworthiness), NBC, 1985.

Himself, Arena, BBC-2, 1985.

(With the Power Station) Musical guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1985.

Himself, "Duran Duran," Behind the Music (also known as Behind the Music: Duran Duran, BtM, and VH1's "Behind the Music"), VH1, 1999.

Himself, "Martin Kemp," This Is Your Life, BBC, 1999.

Himself, "I Love 1981," I Love 1980s, BBC-2, 2001.

Himself, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, BBC, 2001.

Zeke, "Sophia's Depressed," That '80s Show (also known as Eighties), Fox, 2002.

Himself, Tout le monde en parle, 2004.

(With Duran Duran) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2004.

(With Duran Duran) The Late Late Show with Craig Kil-born (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2004.

(With Duran Duran) Pulse, Fox, 2004.

(With Duran Duran) The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004.

(With Duran Duran) Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005.

Himself, Big Brother's Efourum (also known as Big Brother's Big Mouth), 2005.

Himself, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, CNBC, 2005.

Himself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2005.

(With Duran Duran) Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jimmy Blitz, "Room Service," Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Meltdown, recorded 1992, released 1999.

Autodidact, B5[Atomic], 1997.

Feelings Are Good & Other Lies, B5[Atomic], c. 1997, also released by DeMuzik, 1997.

JT Terroristen 5.30.98 (EP), B5[Atomic], 1998.

The Japan Album, 1999.

Japanese EP, 1999.

Live Cuts, 2000.

Retreat into Art, 2001.

Techno for Two, 2001.

MetaFour, 2002.

Sampler (distributed with the TTP *RETRO zine), 2002.

Albums; with Duran Duran:

Duran Duran, Capitol/EMI, 1981.

Carnival, 1982.

Rio, 1982.

Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Capitol/EMI, 1983.

Arena, Capitol/EMI, 1984.

Notorious, Capitol/EMI, 1986.

Duran Duran Goes Dutch, 1987.

Interview Disc, 1987.

Master Mixes, 1987.

Big Thing, EMI, 1988.

Decade: Greatest Hits (also known as Decade), Capitol/EMI, 1989.

Liberty, Capitol/EMI, 1990.

Best Mixes, 1991.

Planet Heart, 1991.

Duran Duran [The Wedding Album] (also known as The Wedding Album), Capitol/EMI, 1993.

In Conversation, Baktabak, 1994.

Thank You, Capitol/EMI, 1995.

Medazzaland, Capitol/EMI, 1997.

Greatest, Capitol/EMI, 1998.

Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran, EMI/Capitol, 1998.

Greatest Hits, 1999.

Strange Behavior, EMI, 1999.

Original Gold, 2000.

Playing with Uranium, Vol. 1, Edel Germany, 2000.

Playing with Uranium, Vol. 2, Edel Germany, 2000.

Pop Trash, Hollywood Records, 2000.

Rio (with bonus video tracks), Capitol/EMI, 2001.

Seven and the Ragged Tiger/Notorious/Duran Duran [The Wedding Album], EMI, 2001.

Costa Mesa: July 16, 2003, 2003.

Fukuoka: July 08, 2003, 2003.

Nagoya: July 10, 2003, 2003.

Osaka: July 07, 2003, 2003.

Tokyo: July 11, 2003, 2003.

Tokyo: July 12, 2003, 2003.

Arena (with bonus tracks), EMI/Capitol, 2004.

Astronaut, Sony Records, 2004.

Duran Duran/Rio/Seven and the Ragged Tiger, EMI, 2004.

Maximum Duran Duran: The Unauthorised Biography of Duran Duran, Chrome Dreams, 2004.

Greatest (deluxe edition), Capitol, 2005.

Live from London (also known as Duran Duran: Live from London), Zoe, 2005.

The Ultimate Review, Classic Rock Legends, 2006.

Albums; with the Power Station:

The Power Station (also known as The Power Station CD and The Power Station 33 1/3), Capitol/EMI, 1985, expanded anniversary edition released in 2005.

Living in Fear, Guardian/Angle, 1996.

The Best of the Power Station, CEMA Special Markets, 2003.

Albums; with the Neurotic Outsiders:

Neurotic Outsiders, Maverick Records, 1996.

Albums; with Others:

(With Jonathan Elias) Resume—9 1/2 Weeks Sessions, recorded 1986, released 1999.

Various artists, Dream Home Heartaches … Remaking/Remodeling Roxy Music, 1997.

Singles:

"I Do What I Do" (also known as "I Do What I Do—Theme for 9 1/2 Weeks "), 1986.

"Feelings Are Good," c. 1997.

Singles; with Duran Duran:

"Careless Memories," 1981.

"Girls on Film," 1981.

"My Own Way," 1981.

"Planet Earth," 1981.

"The Chauffeur," 1982.

"Hungry Like the Wolf," 1982.

"Lonely in Your Nightmare," 1982.

"Rio," 1982.

"Save a Prayer" (first version), 1982.

"Is There Something I Should Know?," 1983.

"Nightboat," 1983.

"Union of the Snake," 1983.

"New Moon on Monday," 1984.

"The Reflex" (first version), 1984.

"The Reflex" (remix version), 1984.

"The Wild Boys," 1984.

"Save a Prayer" (live version), 1985.

"A View to a Kill," 1985.

"Notorious," 1986.

"Meet El Presidente," 1987.

"Skin Trade," 1987.

"All She Wants Is," 1988.

"I Don't Want Your Love," 1988.

"Burning the Ground," 1989.

"Do You Believe in Shame?," 1989.

"Serious," 1990.

"Violence of Summer," 1990.

"Breath after Breath," 1993.

"Come Undone," 1993.

"Femme Fatale," 1993.

"Ordinary World," 1993.

"Too Much Information," 1993.

"Perfect Day," 1995.

(Featuring Grandmaster Flash) "White Lines (Don't Do It)," 1995.

"Electric Barbarella," 1997.

"Out of My Mind," 1997.

"Someone Else Not Me," 2000.

"(Reach Up for the) Sunrise," 2004.

"What Happens Tomorrow," 2004.

Singles; with the Power Station:

"Communication," 1985.

"Get It On (Bang a Gong)," 1985.

"Some Like It Hot," 1985.

Singles; with the Neurotic Outsiders:

"Jerk," c. 1996.

Videos; with Duran Duran:

Duran Duran, 1983.

Dancing on the Valentine, 1984.

Sing Blue Silver, 1984.

Decade, 1989.

Music's Wild Boys, 1996.

Greatest—The Videos (also known as Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos), 1999.

Greatest DVD, 2003.

Arena: The Movie, 2004.

Live from London (also known as Duran Duran: Live from London), Coming Home Records, 2005.

The Ultimate Review, Classic Rock Legends, 2006.

Videos; with the Power Station:

The Power Station, 1986.

Music Videos:

"I Do What I Do" (also known as "I Do What I Do—Theme for 9 1/2 Weeks"), 1986.

"Feelings Are Good," c. 1997.

Music Videos; with Duran Duran:

"Careless Memories," 1981.

"Girls on Film," 1981.

"My Own Way," 1981.

"Planet Earth," 1981.

"The Chauffeur," 1982.

"Hungry Like the Wolf," 1982.

"Lonely in Your Nightmare," 1982.

"Rio," 1982.

"Save a Prayer" (first version), 1982.

"Is There Something I Should Know?," 1983.

"Nightboat," 1983.

"Union of the Snake," 1983.

"New Moon on Monday," 1984.

"The Reflex" (first version), 1984.

"The Reflex" (remix version), 1984.

"The Wild Boys," 1984.

"Save a Prayer" (live version), 1985.

"A View to a Kill," 1985.

"Notorious," 1986.

"Meet El Presidente," 1987.

"Skin Trade," 1987.

"All She Wants Is," 1988.

"I Don't Want Your Love," 1988.

"Burning the Ground," 1989.

"Do You Believe in Shame?," 1989.

"Serious," 1990.

"Violence of Summer," 1990.

"Breath after Breath," 1993.

"Come Undone," 1993.

"Femme Fatale," 1993.

"Ordinary World," 1993.

"Too Much Information," 1993.

"Perfect Day," 1995.

(Featuring Grandmaster Flash) "White Lines (Don't Do It)," 1995.

"Electric Barbarella," 1997.

"Out of My Mind," 1997.

"Someone Else Not Me," 2000.

"(Reach Up for the) Sunrise," 2004.

"What Happens Tomorrow," 2004.

Music Videos; with the Power Station:

"Communication," 1985.

"Get It On (Bang a Gong)," 1985.

"Some Like It Hot," 1985.

Video Games:

SingStar Party, 2004.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

(With Duran Duran) Title song, A View to a Kill (also known as From a View to a Kill and Ian Fleming's "A View to a Kill"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/United International Pictures, 1985.

"I Do What I Do" (also known as "I Do What I Do—Theme for 9 1/2 Weeks"), 9 1/2 Weeks (also known as Nine 1/2 Weeks and 9-1/2 Weeks), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986.

Title song, Shaky Fingers (also known as Shakey Fingers), 1989.

(With others) Blue Flame, Silver Shadow Pictures, 1993.

Mi vida loca (also known as My Crazy Life), 1993.

(With Duran Duran) Something You Should Know: The Duran Duran Fan Documentary (documentary), 2006.

Wrote or cowrote music that has been featured in films, television broadcasts, and video collections.

Albums:

Meltdown, recorded 1992, released 1999.

Autodidact, B5[Atomic], 1997.

Feelings Are Good & Other Lies, B5[Atomic], c. 1997 also released by DeMuzik, 1997.

JT Terroristen 5.30.98 (EP), B5[Atomic], 1998.

The Japan Album, 1999.

Japanese EP, 1999.

Live Cuts, 2000.

Retreat into Art, 2001.

Techno for Two, 2001.

MetaFour, 2002.

Sampler (distributed with the TTP *RETRO zine), 2002.

Albums; with Duran Duran:

Duran Duran, Capitol/EMI, 1981.

Carnival, 1982.

Rio, 1982.

Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Capitol/EMI, 1983.

Arena, Capitol/EMI, 1984.

Notorious, Capitol/EMI, 1986.

Duran Duran Goes Dutch, 1987.

Interview Disc, 1987.

Master Mixes, 1987.

Big Thing, EMI, 1988.

Decade: Greatest Hits (also known as Decade), Capitol/EMI, 1989.

Liberty, Capitol/EMI, 1990.

Best Mixes, 1991.

Planet Heart, 1991.

Duran Duran [The Wedding Album] (also known as The Wedding Album), Capitol/EMI, 1993.

In Conversation, Baktabak, 1994.

Thank You, Capitol/EMI, 1995.

Medazzaland, Capitol/EMI, 1997.

Greatest, Capitol/EMI, 1998.

Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran, EMI/Capitol, 1998.

Greatest Hits, 1999.

Strange Behavior, EMI, 1999.

Original Gold, 2000.

Playing with Uranium, Vol. 1, Edel Germany, 2000.

Playing with Uranium, Vol. 2, Edel Germany, 2000.

Pop Trash, Hollywood Records, 2000.

Rio (with bonus video tracks), Capitol/EMI, 2001.

Seven and the Ragged Tiger/Notorious/Duran Duran [The Wedding Album], EMI, 2001.

Costa Mesa: July 16, 2003, 2003.

Fukuoka: July 08, 2003, 2003.

Nagoya: July 10, 2003, 2003.

Osaka: July 07, 2003, 2003.

Tokyo: July 11, 2003, 2003.

Tokyo: July 12, 2003, 2003.

Arena (with bonus tracks), EMI/Capitol, 2004.

Astronaut, Sony Records, 2004.

Duran Duran/Rio/Seven and the Ragged Tiger, EMI, 2004.

Maximum Duran Duran: The Unauthorised Biography of Duran Duran, Chrome Dreams, 2004.

Greatest (deluxe edition), Capitol, 2005.

Live from London (also known as Duran Duran: Live from London), Zoe, 2005.

The Ultimate Review, Classic Rock Legends, 2006.

Albums; with the Power Station:

(With others) The Power Station (also known as The Power Station CD and The Power Station 33 1/3), Capitol/EMI, 1985, expanded anniversary edition released in 2005.

Living in Fear, Guardian/Angle, 1996.

The Best of the Power Station, CEMA Special Markets, 2003.