I think pop culture is the greatest subject matter out there - 'Other People's Lives,' as we wrote about on the last Duran Duran album. Most ideas for great songs come from real situations, something your friend said to you the night before, the girl that just left, or something traumatic in your life.
Nick RhodesFor me, a bit of anthropology in the evening is always better than staying and watching the telly.
Nick RhodesI'm sure I'm a schizophrenic. The problem is I can't tell the difference between which one's which, which one is the real me.
Nick RhodesA lot of other bands have tried to go out there and say we've got views on this and views on that. But some of it I've found opportunist. Duran Duran has always been honest about everything. We've always laid everything out.
Nick RhodesStyle has always been very important to us. We grew up in the '70s. Music was glam rock, punk rock and a very stylish movement.
Nick RhodesI always say to people, the Eighties were so inventive because people wanted to stand out. By the time we got to the Nineties, everyone wanted to fit in. It was all about having the same pair of trainers and the same pair of jeans. That's fatal. Whereas the Eighties you would never be seen in the same pair of jeans that somebody else was wearing.
Nick Rhodes