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Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon star made a devoted fan 'faint with a single word'
Duran Duran heartthrob Simon Le Bon accidentally made a fan faint after simply saying hello to them during an American tour, says photographer Denis O'Regan.Denis, who photographed the band on their Sing Blue Silver tour in 1984, spoke exclusively to Daily Star about what it was like to tour with the band as they broke America - from being chased down the street by fans, to becoming lost backstage in a huge arena.In Duran Duran: Careless Memories, published by ACC Art Books, Denis captures the band's rise to fame and American breakthrough through a series of photographs on the Sing Blue Silver Tour - with commentary from the band themselves.READ NEXT: Status Quo's Francis Rossi says Corrie stint came from 'mouthing off' at Bruce JonesMany of the photographs have never been seen before, and capture the hysteria that Duran Duran caused during the tour, with Denis saying: "They were one of the first MTV bands to go to America. They were all over it, so when they arrived in America, they were this cross-over between pop stars and movie stars.
