Andy Taylor Net Worth

What is Andy Taylor's Net Worth?

Andy Taylor is an English musician who has a net worth of $20 million. Andy Taylor is best known as the former guitarist of the band Duran Duran. He was also a member of the supergroup the Power Station, and has released some albums as a solo artist. In other work, Taylor has played guitar, co-written songs, and produced records for such other artists as Rod Stewart, Thunder, the Almighty, and Mark Shaw.

Early Life and Education

Andy Taylor was born on February 16, 1961 in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England. He was raised in Cullercoats, where he attended Marden High School. Taylor began playing guitar when he was 11 years old, and soon after that started playing in local cover bands. He ended up dropping out of school to tour Europe with various bands.

Duran Duran

Founded in 1978, the band Duran Duran went through multiple lineup changes before Taylor joined as guitarist in 1980. The band signed with EMI Records at the end of that year and released its self-titled debut album in 1981. Duran Duran had its commercial breakthrough in 1982 with the album "Rio," which spawned the hit singles "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the title track. In 1983, the group released the album "Seven and the Ragged Tiger," a critically despised album that nevertheless was a major commercial hit, reaching number one in the UK and number eight in the US. A couple of years later, Duran Duran had a number-one hit in the US with the James Bond song "A View to a Kill." Not long after that, Taylor left the band.

In 2001, Taylor returned to Duran Duran in a full reunion of the band's 1980-85 lineup. A number of successful concert tours took place after that, culminating in the release of the band's album "Astronaut" in 2004. However, tensions soon emerged between Taylor and the band, leading to his departure toward the end of 2006. Although he didn't join the lineup again, he did contribute guitar to several tracks on Duran Duran's 2023 album "Danse Macabre."

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The Power Station

During the hiatus of Duran Duran in 1984, Andy Taylor and his bandmate John Taylor formed the supergroup the Power Station with Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson. The group's self-titled debut album reached number six in the US and number 12 in the UK, and spawned the hit single "Some Like it Hot." Palmer subsequently left the Power Station, and the band ended up dissolving in late 1985. Over a decade later, in 1996, the band reunited with its original lineup. However, John Taylor soon left and was replaced by Bernard Edwards. The Power Station went on to release its second and final studio album, "Living in Fear." Following the sudden death of Edwards and an unsuccessful stint as a trio, the band broke up in 1997.

Solo Career

After releasing the successful singles "Take it Easy" and "When the Rain Comes Down," Taylor released his debut solo album, "Thunder," in 1987. He followed that with the cover album "Dangerous" in 1990. After that, Taylor focused on record producing. He didn't have another solo release until 2019, with the non-album single "Love or Liberation." Taylor's next solo single was "Man's a Wolf to Man," from his 2023 album of the same name. In 2024, he released his fourth, self-titled solo album.

Other Collaborations

In the late 1980s, Taylor collaborated with Rod Stewart on the latter's hit album "Out of Order," both co-writing tracks and contributing guitar. He then focused mostly on producing in the 1990s, with his credits including the Thunder albums "Black Street Symphony" and "Laughing on Judgement Day," the Almighty album "Soul Destruction," and Mark Shaw's album "Almost." Taylor also collaborated with Rod Stewart for a second time, on his 1995 album "A Spanner in the Works." At the end of the decade, he collaborated with Thunder musician Luke Morley on the four-track EP "The Spanish Sessions." Among his other collaborations, Taylor contributed guitar to Australian singer-songwriter Tina Arena's 2023 album "Love Saves."

RockAffairs

In late 2007, Taylor co-founded the website RockAffairs.com with singer Sarah Eaglesfield. The site was created to allow unsigned artists to sell their work and keep 100% of the profit. In the summer of 2008, Taylor ceded control of the website to Eaglesfield, but remained the owner of the RockAffairs company.

Personal Life

With his wife Tracey Wilson, whom he married in 1982, Taylor has four children and lives in Ibiza, Spain. In 2022, he was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer.

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