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100 DURAN DURAN FACTS
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1. Duran Duran got their name from an old Jane Fonda movie, "Barbarella." There was a character in the movie named Duran.2. The group's first professional gig was in the Barbarella Club in England.3.Duranies is a nickname for the true blue Duran Duran fans and the guys think the name is cute.4.Did you know the second choice for a name was RAF. In England during WWII, RAF stood for the Royal Air Force. 5. John owned his first guitar at age 15. 6. Andy started playing professionally at the age of 13 and had played more that 600 gigs before joining Duran Duran. 7. Nick Rhodes loves animals- all kinds. 8. Nick Rhodes real name is Nicholas James Bates. 9. Both Nick and John are June babies and Geminis. 10. Simon Charles LeBon is a Scorpio- October 27 is his b-day. 11. April 26 is Roger Andrew Taylor's birthday. That makes him a Taurus. 12. Andy was born Feb. 16, he is an Aqaurius. 13. At the age of 10, Roger started banging on pots and pans pretending they were drums. 14. Simon appeared while still a child in several Tv commercils in England.
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