What is Andy Taylor (guitarist)?
{{Infobox musical artist | image = Andy Taylor - Duran Duran 1983.jpg | image_size = | caption = Taylor in 1983 | name = Andy Taylor | birth_name = Andrew Arthur Taylor | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|02|16}} | birth_place = [[Tynemouth]], [[Northumberland]], England | genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[Pop Music|pop]]|[[hard rock]]|[[dance-rock]]|[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]}} | occupation = Guitarist | years_active = 1980–2006, 2019–present | label = {{hlist|[[EMI Records|EMI]]|[[MCA Records|MCA]]|[[A&M Records|A&M]]|[[Sony Music]]}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Duran Duran]]|[[The Power Station (band)|The Power Station]]}} | spouse = {{marriage|Tracey Wilson|1982}} }} '''Andrew Arthur Taylor''' (born 16 February 1961) is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is a former member of both [[Duran Duran]] and [[The Power Station (band)|the Power Station]]. His career began in 1980 and he retired in 2006. He returned to making music in 2019. He had worked with many bands and singers such as [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[The Almighty (band)|the Almighty]], [[Thunder (band)|Thunder]], [[Love and Money (band)|Love and Money]], [[Mark Shaw (singer)|Mark Shaw]], [[Then Jerico]], [[C. C. Catch]], [[Paul Rodgers]] (with The Law), [[Belinda Carlisle]] and [[Gun (band)|Gun]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sayce|first=Rebecca|title=Duran Duran's Andy Taylor to play solo Birmingham show|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2020/02/25/duran-durans-andy-taylor-to-play-solo-birmingham-show/|access-date=2020-12-24|website=expressandstar.com}}</ref> In 1982, he married Tracey Wilson. He was born in [[Tynemouth]], [[Northumberland]]. In 2022, it was announced that Taylor had stage-4 [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Duran Duran Reveal Andy Taylor's Cancer Diagnosis