Duran Duran’s authentic guitarist Andy Taylor has revealed he has been identified with stage 4 metastatic prostate most cancers.
The famend British group broke the news at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday on the Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles with bandmate Simon Le Bon fearing Taylor won’t be “around for very long”.
Taylor had been on account of reunite with singer Simon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor on the occasion however mentioned he had been hit with a “setback” that made travelling from his home in Ibiza to LA too bodily and mentally taxing.
The band learn out a letter on the ceremony from Andy wherein he revealed he had undergone life-extending remedy for his most cancers.
“Just over four years ago I was diagnosed with stage four metastatic prostate cancer,” the assertion mentioned.
“Many families have experienced the slow burn of this disease and of course we are no different; so I speak from the perspective of a family man but with profound humility to the band, the greatest fans a group could have and this exceptional accolade.
“I have the ‘Rodgers and Edwards’ of doctors (Duran Duran producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards) and medical treatment that until very recently allowed me to just rock on.
“Although my current condition is not immediately life-threatening there is no cure.”
“Recently I was doing OK after some very sophisticated life-extending treatment, that was until a week or so ago when I suffered a setback, and despite the exceptional efforts of my team, I had to be honest in that both physically and mentally, I would be pushing my boundaries.”
Le Bon went on to say he was rocked by the news.
“It is absolutely devastating news to find out that a colleague, no not a colleague, a mate, a friend, one of our family, is not going to be around for very long,” Le Bon added.
“We love Andy dearly and I’m not going to stand here and cry. I think that would be inappropriate but that’s what I feel like.”
