![]() ![]() People think we’ve got these armies behind us who help us do things. When I was 15, 16 years old and first putting on makeup, I was never going to go to somebody else, even one of my aunties and ask, “How exactly do you put that eyeshadow on?” I’d put things on my face and think, “I like the way that looks.” Everything about Duran Duran has always been handmade. Without YouTube tutorials, how did you learn to apply your flawless makeup as a teenager? You don’t make albums when you’re on holiday. ![]() We got the seeds for “Union of the Snake,” “The Reflex” and “New Moon on Monday.” At the same time, we could never have finished the record there. The idea of going to this secluded island in the Caribbean and having a state-of-the-art recording studio, on paper, seemed to be the most glorious fantasy any musician could have. You couldn’t call the police every time you needed to get out of a building. Can you expound on that experience?Īt that point in our careers, we couldn’t record in London anymore. In the new documentary “Under the Volcano,” you recall recording at the height of your fame at George Martin’s isolated AIR Studios in the island Montserrat. It was very strange for me, but I was incredibly grateful to have such a creative and inspirational friend. By the time I was 19 years old, I was hanging out with him. When I was 14 years old, I had David Bowie on my wall. You seemed like such adults then but you were only a few years older than your fans. ![]() That was the point when most teenagers, girls in particular, were Duran Duran devotees. ![]()
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