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Duran Duran Drummer Roger Taylor Exits Group and Retires Following Tinnitus Diagnosis

Headline via Variety · first report 12 Nov, 23:11 IST, latest 12 Nov, 23:38 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Billboard at 12 Nov, 23:11 IST; the latest is from Variety at 12 Nov, 23:38 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report12 Nov, 23:11 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 23:38 IST
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The timekeeper who has been with the new wave group since 1980 honored by his bandmates, whose drumming they said helped "define" their sound.
Drummer Roger Taylor is leaving Duran Duran and retiring as a musician after a recent tinnitus diagnosis. The band announced Taylor’s departure on social media, describing him as being “at the heart of Duran Duran’s sound across two remarkable chapters.”…

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