JT and Mikala from Backstage Rider

My good friend Mikala writes a kick-ass blog called The Backstage Rider about “life in love with music.”  It’s about (mostly rock/indie/alternative/techo) music and her life in and around it. Mikala totally rocks for about a million reasons, but the one you need to know about right now is that she’s shared a pretty incredible interview that she conducted with John Taylor back in 1985.

“Here’s a REWIND to 1995, a revealing cassette-taped interview with John Taylor in which JT discusses getting fucked up, being pissed off, lacking in humility, how the band have changed and the disaster covers album “Thank You.”

It’s not just another old interview… John says some things that really mirror a lot of what the band has been saying recently about getting back to primal roots. It’s a pretty amazing conversation, really. Oh, and one more thing you need to know about Mikala: John Taylor has kissed her on the cheek. Twice. Now go read her blog.

The Backstage Rider – REWIND: Interview with Duran Duran’s John Taylor, 1995