I remember buying blue silver, their tour on VHS in the 80s. Andy Taylor sucking on helium balloons and other Hi jinks. What a brilliant band. Like Depeche Mode, probably dismissed as a bit of a novelty act in the 80s, but both had a long career with fantastically crafted songs.
Simon is so wonderfully personable, despite all the wealth, all the fame-just down to earth, listens, and is genuinely interested. Takes a lot to come through all he has and still be that nice a person!
I've seen Tina, Madonna, Janet jackson, Kylie, Cher, Chic and Brand New Heavies more than once every time they tour DD are up there with Tina in terms of energy
This was a fun and great interview. Simon one of my first loves from a fan girl point of view. Duranie since 1983. ❤❤❤❤❤ I'm so glad he and Yasmin are still married. 😊
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
So awesome. I saw Duran Duran at the Hollywood Bowl in 2015 and they were incredible. Their more recent albums are still really great, which is rare for a band that's been around for this long.
What a fantastic Interview Rob, Le Bon has been my idol from day one….planet Earth , you are a comedic hero of mine and now idolised as an interviewer…….natural and pukka……✊🏻
As a musician I was never really into DD until I heard a live version in the 80s especially what an incredible bass player JT is. Admired them ever since. Simon looks great BTW
As a very long standing Duran Duran fan, I was tickled to see Rob’s reaction to interviewing Simon! I HOPE he gets THIS important message from me: I KNOW the answer to your Reflex question since I have listened to it hundreds of times!! **The “T” sound as Simon is singing “The Reflex” is the… (make a note 🎵) BACKGROUND SINGERS doing their “Ta na na na” simultaneously 🧐 Mystery solved ☺️ You’re welcome 💖
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
Simon's singing has vastly improved with age, the guy and the band are music legends as far as I'm concerned. U2 do the same thing over money, a four way split regardless who wrote the songs
Thank you Rob for setting this lingual delinquent straight after all these years! And you should know that you were not alone in this flabbergastion. Ta Reflex. What ta blooming eff?
I met Rob in the first class BA lounge back in 2016. He is just as funny and wry in person. He helped a shitty day of delays pass by very quickly (he was going to the same place).
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
Bless you I’m 53 so old enough to be your granny and at your age Simon was my first crush and Duran Duran were plastered all over my walls. Many an hour was spent poring over lyric sheets and playing the LPs (yes, vinyl) over and over. I’d never heard anything like it, it was magical ❤
I really enjoyed this. I love Simon and DD. I got a huge chuckle about the downstairs music vs the upstairs music, lol. I can relate. I love the Evil Woman cover. Nice job!
Simon is a wonderful songwriter. Love. The. Harmony in. So. Many. Duran. Songs The. Reflex. Video was filmed. In my home of Toronto Duranie Since1982❤️
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
As a songwriter myself I loved listening to Simon and totally agree with him about lyrics. That's how I write mine. A little mystery and ambivalence in lyrics are vital to a song. (For me, anyway. I can't speak for anyone else).
I've istened to the entire podcast and it was an absolute blast! What a great interview; really good flow of conversation, lots of humour, and some new rhings learned. Thank you so much! (And Simon understands us Canadians! 😄 Never, ever call us Americans.)
Oh Simon...how much I was being folling in love with you,my room was full of your posters and wallpapers..See that you geting older,that is so sad,but we all getting old,but I remember you young like before!Love you guys,so much,greetings from Croatia ❤
I can't tell you how much Duran Duran meant to the boy from Blackpool back in the day. They showed me that a wonderful, colourful existed and that escape was possible.
Thank you for chatting with Simon. I love Duran Duran. I went to see them back in 2004 in The Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, when Andy was with them. I'll never forget that fantastic night.I was right at the front. Goldfrapp were they're supporting act. I became a Goldfrapp fan too.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
What a brilliant interview very fond of both these guys for different reasons but it was like a chat between pals very natural thank you Rob and Simon ❤
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
I always thought THE wolf was in the way David Attenborough might say, "the mighty gorilla, while fierce, has a diet consisting of plants and insects." Has Rob never heard the album "Lynne Me Your Ears" that is a collection of E.L.O covers? Todd Rundgren does a beautiful "Bluebird is Dead" and Jason Falkner does a perfect "Do Ya". I just saw ELO in concert, Here in Seattle, a couple of months ago. Fantastic show!
This interview is epic brilliant awesome amazing 🎉🎉🎉luv it wow wow wow wow Simon lebon looks chilled out and relaxed and avin a gud laff and rob is a legend just think 💬🤔💬 this is mind blowing wow wow wow wow wow to ya both 🎉🎉🎉
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
Had to listen to the Reflex just now to see if I could hear the "T'Reflex" being said. The 't' sound is pretty much there at the beginning of every bar of music in that chorus, think it's coming from the hi-hat or something like that and it's at a similar level in the mix as Simon's voice so that's probably why it sounds like he's saying "t'reflex" :D
Ordinary World is one the best songs every written.
Yes, that is correct!
Brilliant
Simon always comes across as a genuinely nice guy and a little nerdy (like most of us). Another great interview Rob.
Simon is a legend. Period. He’s an exceptional human being.
Well said 👌
He is truly ONE OF A KIND.❤❤❤❤❤❤
“T ah reflex”😂 that’s stuck with me now!
I remember buying blue silver, their tour on VHS in the 80s. Andy Taylor sucking on helium balloons and other Hi jinks. What a brilliant band. Like Depeche Mode, probably dismissed as a bit of a novelty act in the 80s, but both had a long career with fantastically crafted songs.
How can you go wrong with Simon LeBon.
Classy.
Easily, apparently. Straight into 'The Reflex' - an abomination.
Simon's explanation of hungry like or a wolf was very spinal tap 😂
😅😅😅😅😅😅
Great interview and what a quality legend Simon is...
As an '80s Duranie, I can't thank Rob enough for having Simon on. I was quite a loyal Simon fan!
Same 😊
Heck yes!
Best podcast out there?🤔
I kissed him goodnight every night, on my favourite poster of him & called myself Sarah Le Bon 😄
So refreshing to hear they split the proceeds equally. I knew they made great songs, but it's good to know they're genuinely nice people too.
Simon is so wonderfully personable, despite all the wealth, all the fame-just down to earth, listens, and is genuinely interested. Takes a lot to come through all he has and still be that nice a person!
So much respect for Simon Le Bon keeping his singing voice going...sounds great live.
Duran concerts are up there with Tina.
his speaking voice is instantly recognised
I've seen Tina, Madonna, Janet jackson, Kylie, Cher, Chic and Brand New Heavies
more than once
every time they tour DD are up there with Tina in terms of energy
This was a fun and great interview. Simon one of my first loves from a fan girl point of view.
Duranie since 1983. ❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so glad he and Yasmin are still married. 😊
Are they ? That’s soo great !
Only 23 minutes?! Boo! I coulda watched all day. ❤ Simon 💞Duran!
A Part 2 would be good 💛
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
This conversation was absolutely delightful!!
💯Agreed 🙌
Simon Le Bon (The Good) is a brilliant thinker and artist. He is a wonderful human being!
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
Duranies here since the early 80's! I always love Simon 👌
Duran Duran what a great band, I love them.
So awesome. I saw Duran Duran at the Hollywood Bowl in 2015 and they were incredible. Their more recent albums are still really great, which is rare for a band that's been around for this long.
They're definitely still on top of their game.
Absolutely true, drummer does give the heartbeat to the band and the song. Its the style and signature.
Quite right.
Thanks for a great video Rob! Isn't Simon such a down to earth lovely Man 😊
Loved this. could have listened for at least another couple of hours. xx
What a fantastic Interview Rob, Le Bon has been my idol from day one….planet Earth , you are a comedic hero of mine and now idolised as an interviewer…….natural and pukka……✊🏻
As a musician I was never really into DD until I heard a live version in the 80s especially what an incredible bass player JT is. Admired them ever since. Simon looks great BTW
Two great blokes having a chat. Thank you :)
Two lovely guys having a great chat. I really enjoyed that Rob thank you
As a very long standing Duran Duran fan, I was tickled to see Rob’s reaction to interviewing Simon! I HOPE he gets THIS important message from me: I KNOW the answer to your Reflex question since I have listened to it hundreds of times!!
**The “T” sound as Simon is singing “The Reflex” is the… (make a note 🎵)
BACKGROUND SINGERS doing their “Ta na na na”
simultaneously 🧐
Mystery solved ☺️
You’re welcome 💖
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
How bloody brilliant is this
Love this so much
Rob, you are the warmest & delightful man with such fun & delightful friends. I love listening . And you're so darn good-looking!
❤❤❤ couldn't have said that better❤❤❤
Simon's singing has vastly improved with age, the guy and the band are music legends as far as I'm concerned.
U2 do the same thing over money, a four way split regardless who wrote the songs
Thank you Rob for setting this lingual delinquent straight after all these years! And you should know that you were not alone in this flabbergastion. Ta Reflex. What ta blooming eff?
I`m glad Simon still remembers Wesmiller , he was a great lad and did a great job when John wasn`t around.
I met Rob in the first class BA lounge back in 2016. He is just as funny and wry in person. He helped a shitty day of delays pass by very quickly (he was going to the same place).
He confirmed we’ve got another 10 years of DD😃 In 45 years no other band has come close, DD stole my heart & they’ve kept it❤️
SO cool! Uncle Bryn with Simon Le Bon.
#Lovingtheconversation between #robbrydon and #simonlebon !!
💜💝♥️💖
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
The fact that they split the money equally between the band, shows that they are nice guys. Money changes everything. “Save A Prayer” is a classic.
You need to make business
Now that cheered me up😊
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
I saw Duran Duran at The O2 Arena in May 2023 on The Future Past Tour and they were awesome. They also had an amazing intro too! 🇬🇧🎸🏟️
As a 59 year old bloke, I've always liked DD, but never been a Duran'y. However, this is a masterful interview. SLB is so awesome!!!
I love Sir Simon.. He is so funny!😊😊
By the way Im just 13 years old. My grandma loves him so much!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bless you I’m 53 so old enough to be your granny and at your age Simon was my first crush and Duran Duran were plastered all over my walls. Many an hour was spent poring over lyric sheets and playing the LPs (yes, vinyl) over and over. I’d never heard anything like it, it was magical ❤
I really enjoyed this. I love Simon and DD. I got a huge chuckle about the downstairs music vs the upstairs music, lol. I can relate. I love the Evil Woman cover. Nice job!
Simon is a wonderful songwriter. Love. The. Harmony in. So. Many. Duran. Songs
The. Reflex. Video was filmed. In my home of Toronto Duranie Since1982❤️
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
Great intervju! As always, Simon delivers 👌
Love love love Simon ❤
Just finished the full episode. Brilliant. What a natural lovely interesting chat.
As a songwriter myself I loved listening to Simon and totally agree with him about lyrics. That's how I write mine. A little mystery and ambivalence in lyrics are vital to a song. (For me, anyway. I can't speak for anyone else).
I don't know what you mean.
I've istened to the entire podcast and it was an absolute blast! What a great interview; really good flow of conversation, lots of humour, and some new rhings learned. Thank you so much!
(And Simon understands us Canadians! 😄 Never, ever call us Americans.)
Oh Simon...how much I was being folling in love with you,my room was full of your posters and wallpapers..See that you geting older,that is so sad,but we all getting old,but I remember you young like before!Love you guys,so much,greetings from Croatia ❤
This episode should turn into a series
I can't tell you how much Duran Duran meant to the boy from Blackpool back in the day. They showed me that a wonderful, colourful existed and that escape was possible.
Thank you for chatting with Simon. I love Duran Duran. I went to see them back in 2004 in The Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, when Andy was with them. I'll never forget that fantastic night.I was right at the front. Goldfrapp were they're supporting act. I became a Goldfrapp fan too.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
My Dream Team! Love you both!!!! This made me really happy. And Happy Belated Birthday, Simon!!!!😘
I loved Duran Duran in the 80's, growing up. They just seemed to me like a massive band. Le Bon comes across as decent as well.
You DID smile in some of your photos Simon! Some of my favourites are of the band laughing!
What a wonderful writer. What a cheeky fella. What a fantastic sense of humor. My favorite person bar none. He gets better with age like fine wine.
love you Simon you are lovely xx
loved this!
This was great! Thank you Rob.
I also bought Rio from Woolworths.
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
What a great Interview Rob . Sat watching with my Tea and Biscuits ( Perfect ) .
I was an 80’s duranie madly in love with John Taylor 😊😅
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
that was wonderful wish it was longer
When Simon pranked the band with a fake arm cast in “Sing Blue Silver”, I knew I loved him!
What a brilliant interview very fond of both these guys for different reasons but it was like a chat between pals very natural thank you Rob and Simon ❤
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
T'reflex is a lonely young'un waiting by t'paaark
T'reflex is in charge of finding treasure int daaark
Simon t'Bon
Er name is Ree oh and shi dances ot sand.
Jus lyk tha river twistin thru't dusty land.
😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤
'angry like t'wolf flower, where mee tea!?!
Ordinary World is probably one of the most memorable songs I have ever heard.
Simon. What a lovely bloke
Nice bloke❤ I was a Duran Duran fan.
My sons best mate is called Duran❤ we live in Perth, Western Australia 🦘🌻
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
What a lovely interview and it’s extra special as it’s my birthday today. I think you’re both awesome people.
One of your best, Rob. Superb interview.
Classic Halloween 🎃 album, really enjoyed this interview Duran Duran great men 🤩🎹🌻🐾🐈⬛
What a nice guy! Luv simon le bon!
Top bloke.
Oh this is GOLD
huge Duranie
Please can we see the full interview
That is the full interview
@@AaronPaul-s2sno it’s not the Spotify interview is 53 min
AMAZING INTERVIEW,,I HAVE THAT TSHIRT TOOOOO
Great to see these two together
This was great. 💋
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
Pure class, both of you x
Saw Duran Duran this summer. Absolutely amazing
Still lookin good❤
I always thought THE wolf was in the way David Attenborough might say, "the mighty gorilla, while fierce, has a diet consisting of plants and insects."
Has Rob never heard the album "Lynne Me Your Ears" that is a collection of E.L.O covers? Todd Rundgren does a beautiful "Bluebird is Dead" and Jason Falkner does a perfect "Do Ya". I just saw ELO in concert, Here in Seattle, a couple of months ago. Fantastic show!
Great interview loved Simon since I was 11 years old, love that Rob is a fan too ❤
This interview is epic brilliant awesome amazing 🎉🎉🎉luv it wow wow wow wow Simon lebon looks chilled out and relaxed and avin a gud laff and rob is a legend just think 💬🤔💬 this is mind blowing wow wow wow wow wow to ya both 🎉🎉🎉
What a treat. 2 great entertainers of our age.
(well a certain age)
totally cheered me up ...
Superb. I love listening to Duran Duran DMC megamix by Paul Dakeyne 🎉
@RobBrydon, the interviewer/interviewee all in one guy...
Great interview 👌🏽
i saw DD with Wes on bass, it was '99 or 2000. Glad Simon remembered him.
Glamour is underrated. Not many people/bands can pull off glamour . Most who try look like they’re trying .
What a lovely guy
“What the hell is the union of the snake, we know it’s on the rise” 😂😂😂
Awesome 🙌
To my dearest fans, your endless love and support mean the world to me. You’re the heartbeat of everything I do, and I couldn’t do it without you. Stay beautiful, stay strong, and keep the faith. With all my love, Simon Le Bon
@ you very welcome 🤗 from New Zealand 🇳🇿
@ Sending gratitude across the miles to all of you who make this journey so special. Stay amazing
@@SimonLeBon-universe you welcome 🤗
@ you’re welcome my dear. How are you and how’s your day going? I hope all is well with you and your family?
I have to thank Simon for recommending 808 State when someone asked what HE was listening to. Now my one of my absolute faves!!!😶🌫🤩😎
crackin' job, fellas - cheers!
Brilliant!
Brilliant interview 👌👌
Enjoyed this!
Fantastic 🎉
Had to listen to the Reflex just now to see if I could hear the "T'Reflex" being said. The 't' sound is pretty much there at the beginning of every bar of music in that chorus, think it's coming from the hi-hat or something like that and it's at a similar level in the mix as Simon's voice so that's probably why it sounds like he's saying "t'reflex" :D