English musician and keyboardist of Duran Duran (born 1962)
For other people named Nick Rhodes, see Nick Rhodes (disambiguation).
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Nick Rhodes
Rhodes in 2023
Background information
Birth name
Nicholas James Bates[1]
Also known as
Ringo (1980s nickname)
The Controller
Born
(1962-06-08) 8 June 1962 (age 61) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Genres
Pop
pop rock
synth-pop
new wave
hard rock
heavy metal
Occupation(s)
Musician
producer
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
vocals
Years active
1978–present
Member of
Duran Duran
Formerly of
Arcadia
Spouse(s)
Julie Anne Friedman
(m. 1984; div. 1992)
Musical artist
Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates, 8 June 1962) is an English keyboardist and producer, best known as a founding member and the keyboardist of the band Duran Duran.[2] He is also informally monikered as "the Controller", after being introduced as such on stage by bandmate Simon Le Bon during the Astronaut album world tours of 2004–2005.
Rhodes has been involved in several side projects outside of, but related to, Duran Duran: he released albums with Arcadia in 1985 (featuring Duran Duran members Le Bon and Roger Taylor),[3] and recorded and performed as the Devils in 2002 with Stephen Duffy, longtime musical friend and the original lead singer of Duran Duran. In March 2013, he released the TV Mania side project with former Duran Duran guitarist, Warren Cuccurullo.
^Clark, Pete (14 December 1999). "Duran Duran cofounder Nick Rhodes is Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's latest flame". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 January 2010.[dead link]
^George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). "The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll". Rolling Stone. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-7432-0120-9. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^Gillis, Kathy (12 October 1985). "Arcadia:The Rest of Duran Duran". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
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remaining tensions between former band members. Cuccurullo and keyboardist NickRhodes continued to hold Duran Duran together during the band's lean times in...
along with Taylor's childhood friend, NickRhodes. While Taylor was the guitarist (later switching to bass) and Rhodes played the synthesizer, Duffy was the...
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result was Welcome to the Monkey House, released in 2003. Produced by NickRhodes of Duran Duran, the album featured a major shift towards a 1980s-influenced...
since 1981. It was also the last to feature the trio of Simon Le Bon, NickRhodes and Warren Cuccurullo. The CD album went out of print in 2001. It was...
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