Andy Taylor
@AndyTaylorLives
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Rocker & Roller, Guitarist, Singer, Song Writer, Producer...
Joined November 2019
It was 40 years ago today… Thanks for the ride, memories, dramadies - who could ever have imagined it would become what it became…#johntaylor #simonlebon #nickrhodes #rogertaylor #andytaylor
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No no no. Eddie man, rest well, you shaped a generations guitar playing & nobody ever, ever did it better. Just devastated. ATx
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What a debut & a drum sound Tony Thompson - Robert Palmer - John Taylor - Yours Truly.
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I first met these 2 young ladies in The Rumrunner 1980 where every night we partied, formed a band & eventually made 2 Taylor families, they’ve remained the best of friends ever since & are still as mad as ever… @traceyjtaylor @giovannacantone_gigi
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Live Aid - Philadelphia 1985. Where I played guitar with both Duran Duran & The PowerStation as well as Tony Thompson playing Drums with Led Zeppelin & all kinda of misdemeanours. Possibly the most iconic music event of the era & a dam fine day out, out. #liveaid1985
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RIO was released 38-Years ago today. I was 20 years old when we wrote the album, mostly at The Rumrunner in Birmingham & EMI Demo Studios - Manchester Sq W1.
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I just came across this “Unplugged” version of Save A Prayer - There’s better days ahead & music will help us make it through.
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Back in The Big Room @RealWorldStudio, mixing the title track of my new album “Man’s A Wolf To Man”… Big up to my dear friend Mattias Lindblom who helped me through this mind bomb of a song, can’t wait for all to hear…
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Aside from top music & food skills, my son Andy is a natural comedian…
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Taken from a still @theroxy 1986 playing with Belinda Carlisle on her debut gig after I’d worked on her first album & sitting upstairs in the VIP box above the stage was Prince, some nights you can never forget. RIP Prince Rogers Nelson.
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Taken during the “Shoot Me Your Ace” video shoot in Cornwall. Very buzzed up day with @reefband - Les Paul, Marshall 900 up to 14, hit record…
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I’ll be back. Shredding #campbestival #carfest #victoriousfestival #bigfeastival #vibrationfestival #sea7 & more.
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Beautiful night in the yard with an old Gibson friend. Photo; Tracey Taylor
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Happy New Year, welcoming 2021 Vibes & looking forward to playing live & releasing music again. Take care of your family & loved ones, be good to yourself, kind to others & get pissed (or whatever) indoors - No matter where you are, no matter how far - ATx
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Truly inspiring walk around @RealWorldStudio - the genius of Peter Gabriel, like only a musician could, is what makes the studio experience so fulfilling. And the swan !
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So sad we can’t be there to play you these little gems tonight, as you can imagine we’re all totally gutted, bored & itching to play again - So until next time & hopefully very soon, take care look out for your loved ones & keep the faith. AT x
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'Some Like It Hot' turned 35 this week. The single ended up peaking at number 6 on the Billboard charts and was the first single released on the eponymous album.
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Shot while filming with my old SG90. Still sounds as good as it did in 1978.
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“If You See Me Walking Down The Street”. Now mandatory on the islands & pretty much everywhere, I prefer to call this a face covering as opposed to a mask, which is more of a disguise.
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34 years ago this week, Addicted To Love entered the Billboard 100 which I had the absolute pleasure of playing lead guitar on. The song ended up topping the US Billboard 100 chart at Number 1. It also went Top 5 in the UK, Number 1 in Australia and received 2 Grammy nominations.
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Playing guitar with @reefband today, first full band jam in 18-months, a bit like Xmas, but without the turkeys - Pure fcckin joy !!! @mrgarystringer @JesseWood @ChedExperiment Luke Bullen
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Great to be back in a Big Room, mixing @reefband in my favourite mix room Strongroom Studios - Studio 3, with the brilliant @jimmyroyal on the SSL G-series. Analog rules. @ Shoreditch East London
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A stunning double rainbow, yesterday, beamed into the forest immediately below us. What a beautiful & timely omen!
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Who would have thought that one of the biggest video games of the last 20 years would name this place after us? Thank you @RockstarGames #GTAV #ThePowerStation
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Regretfully & with a heavy heart, we will be postponing my forthcoming shows this May. Please see below a longer & personal message from me. AT x
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My last gig - The 100 Club, London - November 27th 2019. Myself, Arya Goggin, Gary Stringer, Jack Bessant, Jesse Wood & Jennifer Diehl.
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All of humanity witnessed the cold blooded murder of George Floyd at the hands of the system - Silence is no longer an option. #justiceforgeorgefloyd.#blacklivesmatter.#walkamileinanothermansshoes.#blackouttuesday
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of a live gig, on or off stage, there ain’t nothing like it when it’s right & fcck was we getting it right ! Hold tight, BE BACK SOON. ATX 2/2
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After 2 blistering AT shows in Manchester & Birmingham we’re now on an early morning flight to Ibiza to headline the HRH festival tonight, (which would have been my debut REEF gig) - I bloody wish. Desperately missing the opportunity to play for you all, will be back ASAP. X
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Happy birthday geezer & much love to you & all the @reefband family, just can’t wait for people to hear the 2 albums we’ve made together. “SHOOT ME YOUR ACE” - “MAN’S A WOLF TO MAN”… #reefband #andytaylorband
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Extremely proud of my daughter Izzy Taylor’s new art installation - @HootanannyBrix Brixton, #youngbritishartists
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Rockers. With relatively little chance of a return to our favourite gigs & venues, at least for a while - I’ve joined REEF for 12 special U.K. shows as part of the Utilita Live from the Drive-In tour this August/September. (See dates below) . 1/3
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Oh how I miss these beasts - Big up to my son Andy - Who has just reopened one of his London @lebunuk outlets @TheSmugglersTav - Eat, drink & listen to AC/DC.
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Very Happy Birthday to my dear friend & brother Mr Gary Stringer, the motherfcckin singer. Have a large one dude - I miss you all terribly, although Ibiza ain’t so bad. X
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1 year ago today, we were getting ready to play The 100 Club - this is the empty stage just before doors opened, sadly the stage remains empty to date . It was a glorious show, one of the best I’ve ever played & now there is real hope we can once again all enjoy the thrill 1/2
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There was no sequel, although I can’t remember a thing because I was without sight at the time - Having been released in May 1985, by July 1985, A View To A Kill had went to Number 1 on the US Billboard Charts. It…
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Throwback to last November. My first solo show in 30 years - one of my top 5 ever.
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Looking forward to being able to do this again, sadly tea only these days, but love a great hotel & doing the whole room service menu over. #2021 #hotelliving #touring
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Makeshift (beat the lockdown) drum room - Thanks to Tyler McKay (drum & equipment tech) & Billy Wilson (engineer) - Chaps, it sounds pretty awesome & looks real nice. And big thanks to @ibizarocks for letting me plunder their backline stock.
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One on the left the other on the right & a solo right up the middle. The ancient art of weaving
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You try telling this little fella his touring plans have been cancelled for a 2nd time. I had to consciously un-stoke myself today on learning that the “live from the drive-in” tour had been completely cancelled due to local lockdowns, so no local rock-downs either.
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Very much looking forward to getting back on stage with these guys for the “live from the drive-in shows”.
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A glorious 50-years of hedonism & potluck - Every Musician should play this festival at least once - Hope to see you again next year & cant wait to get back on the road.
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Congratulations to the chaps from @Chemiaband for their excellent new single “Modern Times” co-written & produced by yours truly - (of which I’m particularly proud) - We had a blast making the album in Baltic Studio, Haggerston last year.
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Another massive days mixing the new @reefband ALBUM - With @JesseWood @jamesloughreyproducer - ROCKDOWN.
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Psycadelic Studio Vibes - The studio is where it’s at now, planning on spending some serious time indoors as there’s sweet FA to do. #recordingstudio #recordproducer #musicians #soundengineer #studioassistant #marjuana #coffee #deliveroo #marshallamps #epiphone #uadplugins #ssl
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Live Nation have assured that - All ticket holders will receive a full refund - Very sad for all involved particularly the crews & production people who’ve already had a terrible year. X .2/2.
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1990. The inevitable 10-years in covers album - Andy Taylor, David Palmer, Matthew Ashman, Cass Lewis - pretty f'ing good band & Matthew was a real star, even better than Jonesy, totally commitment, to guitar, Lucy & to life. Great bunch of geezers to work with.
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Happy Birthday Mr Woods from Mr Taylor & the whole Taylor clan. That was a fcckin bomb the other day, & have a great one today. Big love.x Oh & the photo was taken when we did Children In Need last year @jowhiley
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The Charlton Brothers, Ashington’s finest - Skill, grace, dignity & winning ability. God bless you Jackie, you made us so proud.
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I’m absolutely shocked & stunned to have “Love Or Liberation” nominated for Best British Single in The Planet Rocks 2020 awards, mega thanks - Now - Go Vote The Shit out of it for me.
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“I’m absolutely buzzing my gonads off, for me this all came together in the past 48-hrs so just to have a stage to play on in 2020 is amazing & to also celebrate Reef’s 25th Anniversary as an honorary member. class - I guess this is what you call rock n roll“ 3/3
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One home match & three away. Tickets on sale this Friday 31st January from the link in my bio.
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1 week to go until the winners are announced at The Planet Rock awards. I am very pleased that 'Love or Liberation ft. Gary Stringer has been nominated. I would be very grateful if you could vote for it in the Best British Single category. To vote, visit:
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Tickets for my UK shows in May are on sale now. Tickets available → See you there.
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Dear Old Birmingham - Where it was once said that “we wanted to be the band you dance to when the bomb is dropped”.
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“Both myself and the band felt this was something that we all had to be a part of”. “We get to do what we love & music starved fans have a place to escape the confines of the lockdown for a night, in a safe designated environment - have a few drinks and rock the F**K out. 2/3
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And not forgetting my rescheduled solo shows - We hope to announce the new 2021 dates as soon as “Boris & Dom from Durham” allow gigs to fully In Bloom. AT.x. #Summer .
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Tickets are flying for this one where I will be joining my brothers in @reefband for a very special one off show in Bradford at Nightrain on Saturday 16th May. Tickets for this very special show are available from:
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Glasgow rockers , tickets are already running very very low for this one with special guests @AnchorLane so grab them quickly.
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Mad-chester - Very fond memories of The Apollo & early 80’s DD gigs.
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I am very pleased to announced that the guys in @AnchorLane will be joining me at my Glasgow show at @kingtuts on Friday 15th May. Tickets are selling very fast on this one, so grab your tickets quickly via the link in my bio.
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@ckshortell @leonardo_zardi Both of these are true, however it was the late Tony Thompson on drums.
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