Nick Rhodes Quotes & Sayings

“I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it.”

“I'm fascinated with genetic science, and I have been for a very long time. I always look at science and technology because I think that the developments in my lifetime have been so remarkable - and we're only at the tip of the iceberg with projects like decoding the human genome.”

“You listen to a piece of music and it will remind you of something - it might make you happy, it might make you sad, but it is very emotive. And I think that Duran Duran have always understood that.”

“I felt very grown up when I was wearing makeup, thank you very much.”

“The most stylish country in the world is Italy.”

“I suppose that I'm fairly comfortable with the clown hat on.”

“I'm sure I'm a schizophrenic. The problem is I can't tell the difference between which one's which, which one is the real me.”

“Style has always been very important to us. We grew up in the '70s. Music was glam rock, punk rock and a very stylish movement.”

“I think pop culture is the greatest subject matter out there - 'Other People's Lives,' as we wrote about on the last Duran Duran album. Most ideas for great songs come from real situations, something your friend said to you the night before, the girl that just left, or something traumatic in your life.”

“For me, a bit of anthropology in the evening is always better than staying and watching the telly.”