On Nov. 21, 1983, Duran Duran released their third studio album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
By this time, the quintet were global superstars, thanks to the runaway success of 1982's Rio. In fact, as guitarist Andy Taylor told Rolling Stone in a cover story, "It’s been said that we could probably go up onstage and fart and it wouldn’t make any difference."
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante will appear on Duran Duran’s forthcoming album. The band made confirmed the rumors earlier this week with a post on their website, which reads:
We were holding this exciting news because we were hoping to give you full details when we announced, but as word has leaked out, catching us rather off guard, we wanted to confirm… yes it’s true, the extraordinarily talented John Frusciante has indeed been doing some work from his home base in California on our new album. The tracks have been going back and forth via the internet, and we are thrilled with the results. We are all such big fans of John’s work and are honoured to have him adding his magic to the record! There are no current plans for John to tour with us, but his guitars sound incredible on the tracks.
Hoping to have more news for you soon.
- Simon, John, Nick & Roger
