What is John Taylor (bass guitarist)?
[[File:John Taylor(2015).JPG|thumb|200px|Taylor performing in 2015]] '''Nigel John Taylor''' (born 20 June 1960) is an [[English people|English]] musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor. He was [[bass guitar]]ist of the [[new wave]] band [[Duran Duran]] from its founding in 1978 before leaving in 1997. The group has had 14 [[Single (music)|singles]] in the top 10 of the [[UK Singles Chart]] and 21 in the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records worldwide. After he left, Taylor appeared in a number of movies such as ''[[Sugar Town (movie)|Sugar Town]]'' (1999). He rejoined the band in 2001. Taylor was born in [[Solihull]], [[Warwickshire]]. He grew up in nearby [[Hollywood, Worcestershire]]. During the 1990s, he was married to [[Amanda de Cadenet]]. The couple have one child. He married his second wife [[Gela Nash]] in 1999. In 2013, Taylor became an [[United States|American]] citizen, holding dual citizenship. In April 2020, during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], Taylor revealed that he tested positive to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/04/06/duran-duran-bassist-john-taylor-recovering-from-covid-19.html|title=Duran Duran bassist John Taylor recovering from COVID-19|work=The Jakarta Post|location=[[Manila]]|date=6 April 2020|access-date=6 April 2020|author=Aguilar, Krissy}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{AllMusic}} {{Duran Duran}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, John}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British bass guitarists]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English pop musicians]] [[Category:English rock guitarists]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Musicians from West Midlands (county)]] [[Category:Musicians from Worcestershire]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:New wave musicians]] [[Category:Duran Duran members]] [[Category:Peopl