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What Is Nick Rhodes' Net Worth?
Nick Rhodes was born Nicholas James Bates on June 8, 1962, in Birmingham, England. He is the only child of wealthy toy shop-owning parents. Nick was educated at Woodrush High School in Wythall, but he left when he was 16 to pursue a music career.
Nick Rhodes is an English musician who has a net worth of $60 million. Nick Rhodes is best known for being a founding member and keyboardist for the new wave sensation Duran Duran. The band name came from the villain Dr. Durand Durand in Roger Vadim's 1968 sci-fi cult classic "Barbarella," which starredJane Fonda. The only continuous member of the group, Nick has helped record such albums as "Rio," "Notorious," "Big Thing," "Paper Gods," and "Future Past." Outside of Duran Duran, Rhodes has performed as part of the bands Arcadia, the Devils, and TV Mania.
Duran Duran went on to release its self-titled debut album in 1981. The band followed it up the next year with "Rio," which spawned the hit singles "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the title track. Duran Duran subsequently released "Seven and the Ragged Tiger," a critically despised album that nevertheless was a major commercial success, reaching #1 in the UK and #8 in the US. The group continued its commercial success with 1986's "Notorious" and 1988's "Big Thing."
After dropping out of high school in 1978, Rhodes founded the band Duran Duran with his childhood friendJohn Taylorand Taylor's art school friend Stephen Duffy. The boys named the group after Dr. Durand Durand, a character from the science-fiction film "Barbarella." Rhodes performed on keyboards, Taylor contributed guitar and vocals, and Duffy did bass and vocals. Duran Duran soon added Simon Colley on bass and clarinet; however, he and Duffy both left not long after in June 1979. Eventually, after some more personnel changes, the band settled on its official lineup withSimon Le Bonas the lead vocalist,Roger Tayloras the drummer, andAndy Tayloras the guitarist.
Rhodes has performed with a number of side projects outside of Duran Duran. In 1985, he formed the band Arcadia with fellow Duran Duran members Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor. Arcadia released a single album, "So Red the Rose," which spawned the hit single "Election Day." The band ultimately broke up in 1986. Later, in 1995, Nick formed the electronic band TV Mania with Duran Duran guitarist Warren Cuccurullo. The band recorded the album "Bored with Prozac and the Internet?," which was presumed to be lost until it was released in 2013. Among his other side projects, Rhodes reunited with former Duran Duran vocalist Stephen Duffy in 1999 to form the electronic band the Devils. They released the album "Dark Circles," based on some early Duran Duran music Rhodes and Duffy had written together.
In 1990, Duran Duran released its sixth studio album, "Liberty," which made it to #8 in the UK. The band had a bigger hit in 1993 with its second self-titled album, which peaked in the top ten in both the US and UK and launched the hit singles "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone." Subsequent albums were "Thank You" and "Medazzaland," the latter of which didn't receive a physical release in Europe until 2022. Duran Duran's albums in the 21st century have included "Pop Trash," "Astronaut," "Red Carpet Massacre," "All You Need Is Now," "Paper Gods," and "Future Past."
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