Simon Le Bon opens up about the importance of living in the moment
The 63-year-old singer has shared his advice
Last updated 12th Apr 2022
Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon has reflected on his successful decade-spanning career and has opened up about his revelation on the importance of living in the moment.
Appearing on the Three Little Words podcast, the 63-year-old singer spoke to hosts John Bishop and Tony Pitts to explain his way of thinking: "If you're not in the present, you really miss out on your life, completely and utterly. It sort of dawned on me over a period of time, really, I think in the nineties."
Speaking about bandmate John Taylor, Simon said: "We realised that we shouldn't be thinking about what we're gonna do next, that thing that's down the road. Think about what you're doing now! Because that is most important, it's the only thing you're actually living with, you can only live in the present. You can't live the past, you can't live the future."
Ahead of Duran Duran going on their 'Future Past' tour across Europe and the UK this summer, Simon also revealed how the group comes up with the setlist for their performances: "We try and give the show a dynamic. So, we start off with a banger, and then two or three bangers in a row is a great way to start the show.
"Then we go and try some new music out, and after you've done that then maybe do something a bit esoteric and maybe take it down, take the tempo down, take the energy down, and have like a dark, more introspective part of the show.
"After that, I prefer to come back suddenly with something that's really high energy and maintain that until the end of the show. And you go out and give those songs to the people in the audience. It's about giving the songs that people love back to them."
Duran Duran UK and Ireland 2022 shows:
June
Sunday 12th - Dublin, St Anne’s Park
Friday 17th - York, Castle Howard
July
Friday 1st - St Anne's, Lytham Festival
Saturday 2nd - Inverness, 02 Caledonian Stadium
Sunday 10th - London, BST Hyde Park
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As well as releasing their 'Future Past' album and going on their tour of the same name, Duran Duran have also been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. Other nominees for the 2022 intake include Lionel Richie, Dionne Warwick, Eurythmics, and Dolly Parton, and the final list of inductees will be announced in May.
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