Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon 'devastated' over Andy Taylor 'Not going to be around for long'

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“Although my current condition is not immediately life-threatening there is no cure.”The legendary guitarist added that “despite the exceptional efforts of [his] team”, Andy was unable, both physically and mentally, to perform at the ceremony.He wrote: “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.”Saying he was “truly sorry and massively disappointed” he could not attend the event, Andy added: “I often doubted the day would come.

I'm sure as hell glad I'm around to see the day.”Reacting to the heartbreaking news, Simon added at the end: “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.“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.”At the ceremony indicting them into the Hall of Fame, the band performed one of their biggest hits, Girls On Film, along with Hungry Like A Wolf and Ordinary World.Duran Duran formed back in 1978 and enjoyed their first major hit with Girls On Film in 1981.More recently, the group has risen to prominence again, releasing their 15th studio album, Future Past, last year, and undertaking a 40th anniversary celebration tour, including headlining the British Summer Time festival in London’s Hyde Park this year.They also performed at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace and starred in the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham.Their recent rooftop.