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Roger Taylor leaves Duran Duran as worsening tinnitus ends his playing career
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Roger Taylor has retired from playing and left Duran Duran because his tinnitus has continued to worsen, prompting him to follow medical advice. He described the decision as difficult but said he was leaving on a high after a run of career milestones.
Taylor joined in 1979 and played on the band’s first three albums, including *Rio*, before leaving in 1985 and rejoining in 2001. He recorded six further albums with the group, most recently *Danse Macabre* in 2023; his final chapter included a successful UK and European tour, a BST Hyde Park headline show, the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and studio work with Nile Rodgers. Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor said they support his decision and regard him as family.
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In short
- Roger Taylor leaves Duran Duran and retires from drumming.
- Worsening tinnitus led him to follow doctors’ advice.
- The band says it supports him and considers him family.
How this story developed
- 16 minutes ago Taylor’s diagnosis was recently made, and he said his final run included a second BST Hyde Park headline show; Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor said they supported his departure and considered him family.
- 27 minutes ago Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor retired from playing and left the band after worsening tinnitus led him to follow medical advice, closing a career that included the albums Rio and Danse Macabre and a reunion with the group in 2001.
Explained simply
Duran Duran are a British pop band formed in Birmingham in 1978. Drummer Roger Taylor joined the following year and played on the group’s first three albums, including Rio, before leaving in 1985; he returned in 2001 and recorded six more albums with the band.
Tinnitus causes sounds such as ringing or buzzing to be heard without an outside source, and can affect hearing and daily life. Taylor has said his symptoms have worsened since his diagnosis, giving the band’s departure a health context as well as marking the end of a long period in its line-up.
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Originally published by Far Out as “Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor retires from music due to health reasons: “I’m going out on a real high””.