Monday 23 December 2019

The First Time With... Series 4 - 3. Simon Le Bon

THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 4 - 3. SIMON LE BON (320kbs-m4a/136mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 12th December 2017

Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon discusses pivotal musical moments with Matt Everitt and remembers how he dealt with fame at the height of the band's success.

Duran Duran met at art school in Birmingham in 1978 and became one of the most successful bands of the 80s, going on to sell 80 million records worldwide.

Simon remembers the band's wild party days, living with their sex symbol status, battling with the press about their pretty boy image and celebrates his enduring marriage to Yasmin.

First broadcast in 2012.

Duran Duran - Girls On Film
Duran Duran - The Chauffeur [EMI]
Jacqueline Du Pré - Cello Concerto In E Minor
Barry Tuckwell - Horn Concerto No. 4 In E-Flat Major
Unknown - Bicycle Made For Two
The Beatles - She Loves You [Apple]
Sibelius - Karelia Suite
America - A Horse With No Name [Warner Bros]
David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday [EMI]
London - Everyone's A Winner
The Damned - New Rose [Virgin]
Duran Duran - Planet Earth [EMI]
Duran Duran - The Reflex

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